LX1638Swiss International Air Lines · ZRH → MXP
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Route confirmed Swiss International Air Lines

LX1638 ZurichZRH · 21:55 MilanMXP · 22:50

LX1638 by Swiss International Air Lines flies from Zurich (ZRH) to Milan (MXP) for the Tue, Nov 3 departure.

Right nowScheduled · today · as of 16:32
21:55

departs ZRH · on schedule

⚖ LX1638 typically leaves +1 and lands −11. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+1 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−11 minmedian over 13 operations
Wins back in air~12 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 13tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-02
+0 gate · −4 arrival
11-01
+9 gate · −5 arrival
10-31
−15 gate · −32 arrival
10-30
+0 gate · −13 arrival
10-29
+9 gate · −6 arrival
10-28
+9 gate · +5 arrival
10-27
+28 gate · +17 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 −11 min · 0 cancelled · 13 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ZRHZurichOn-time likelyZRH delay board →
MXPMilanOn-time likelyMXP delay board →
ZRH→MXPevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
37%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.2%Chance of cancellation
+8 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at ZRH and MXP are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. 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 Zurich

Forecast

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High8°Clikely 7°C to 10°C
Low3°Clikely 1°C to 4°C

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 Milan

Forecast

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High13°Clikely 11°C to 14°C
Low6°Clikely 4°C to 9°C

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
061422
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T
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Zurich to Milan flights today

same route · Swiss International Air Lines
LX1612departs 08:45
LX1628departs 13:20
LX1622departs 17:35

If LX1638 is cancelled, these are the other Swiss International Air Lines nonstop flights from Zurich to Milan on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ZRH 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 LX1638 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for LX1638 across the ZRH and MXP boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~11 min early. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 12/13 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 LX1638 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
11-02ZRH 21:55 (+0)MXP 22:50 22:46 (−4)
11-01ZRH 21:55 22:04 (+9)MXP 22:50 22:45 (−5)
10-31ZRH 21:55 21:40 (−15)MXP 22:50 22:18 (−32)
10-30ZRH 21:55 (+0)MXP 22:50 22:37 (−13)
10-29ZRH 21:55 22:04 (+9)MXP 22:50 22:44 (−6)
10-28ZRH 21:55 22:04 (+9)MXP 22:50 22:55 (+5)
10-27ZRH 21:55 22:23 (+28)MXP 22:50 23:07 (+17)
10-26ZRH 21:55 21:50 (−5)MXP 22:50 22:35 (−15)
10-25ZRH 21:55 21:56 (+1)MXP 22:50 22:39 (−11)
10-24ZRH 22:45 22:50 (+5)MXP 23:40 23:25 (−15)
10-23ZRH 22:45 22:48 (+3)MXP 23:40 23:29 (−11)
10-22ZRH 22:45 22:44 (−1)MXP 23:40 23:23 (−17)
10-21ZRH 22:45 22:41 (−4)MXP 23:40 23:30 (−10)

Aircraft

Recent tails: HBAZG, HBJVZ, HBJVW, HBAZF.

Board clocks recorded as ZRH and MXP published them.

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