BA978British Airways · LHR → BER
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Route confirmed British Airways

BA978 LondonLHR · 10:15 BerlinBER · 13:15

BA978 by British Airways flies from London (LHR) to Berlin (BER).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
10:15

scheduled from LHR

⚖ BA978 typically leaves +35 and lands −3. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+35 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−3 minmedian over 12 operations
Wins back in air~38 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 12tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-07
+38 gate · +6 arrival
11-06
+38 gate · +6 arrival
11-05
+36 gate · +8 arrival
11-04
+18 gate · −5 arrival
11-03
+12 gate · −18 arrival
11-02
+20 gate · −14 arrival
11-01
+75 gate · +38 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival −3 min · 0 cancelled · 12 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
LHRLondonHigh riskLHR delay board →
BERBerlinHigh riskBER delay board →
LHR→BERevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
41%Chance of 15+ min delay
4.9%Chance of cancellation
+17 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by LHR (London), currently flying LIFR (low instrument). These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

Tomorrow at London

Forecast

Sun 8 Nov, local date

High9°Clikely 8°C to 11°C
Low5°Clikely 2°C to 7°C
  • 35% chance of fog

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at Berlin

Forecast

Sun 8 Nov, local date

High7°Clikely 6°C to 10°C
Low−1°Clikely −3°C to 2°C
  • 64% chance of fog

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other London to Berlin flights today

same route · British Airways
BA972departs 06:00
BA974departs 07:10
BA976departs 08:25
BA980departs 10:00
BA982departs 12:45
BA984departs 13:40

If BA978 is cancelled, these are the other British Airways nonstop flights from London to Berlin on the same day, with scheduled departure times in LHR local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How BA978 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for BA978 across the LHR and BER boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 11 confirmed landings · 10/11 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how BA978 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-07LHR 10:15 10:53 (+38)BER 13:15 13:21 (+6)
11-06LHR 10:15 10:53 (+38)BER 13:15 13:21 (+6)
11-05LHR 10:10 10:46 (+36)BER 13:10 13:18 (+8)
11-04LHR 10:15 10:33 (+18)BER 13:15 13:10 (−5)
11-03LHR 10:50 11:02 (+12)BER 13:50 13:32 (−18)
11-02LHR 10:20 10:40 (+20)BER 13:20 13:06 (−14)
11-01LHR 10:15 11:30 (+75)BER 13:15 13:53 (+38)
10-30LHR 10:15 10:49 (+34)BER 13:15 13:22 (+7)
10-29LHR 10:10 10:36 (+26)BER 13:10 13:04 (−6)
10-27LHR 10:50 11:25 (+35)BER 13:50 13:47 (−3)
10-26LHR 10:20 10:50 (+30)BER 13:20 13:08 (−12)
10-25LHR 10:15 10:50 (+35)BER 13:15 13:12 (−3)

Aircraft

Recent tails: GEUYI, GTTSE, GEUYN, GEUYO.

Board clocks recorded as LHR and BER published them.

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