LX73Swiss International Air Lines · IAD → ZRH
updated 19m ago
Route confirmed Swiss International Air Lines

LX73 WashingtonIAD · 21:10 ZurichZRH · 10:15

LX73 by Swiss International Air Lines flies from Washington (IAD) to Zurich (ZRH) for the Fri, Nov 6 departure.

Right nowLanded in Zurich · today
10:09

arrived at ZRH · 6 min early

⚖ LX73 typically leaves +5 and lands −10. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+5 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−10 minmedian over 15 operations
Wins back in air~15 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 15tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-06
+12 gate · −6 arrival
11-05
+5 gate · −6 arrival
11-04
+4 gate · −1 arrival
11-03
+0 gate · −6 arrival
11-02
−4 gate · +0 arrival
11-01
+12 gate · +2 arrival
10-31
+9 gate · −18 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 −10 min · 0 cancelled · 15 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
IADWashingtonOn-time likelyIAD delay board →
ZRHZurichOn-time likelyZRH delay board →
IAD→ZRHevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
54%Chance of 15+ min delay
4.1%Chance of cancellation
+18 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by ZRH (Zurich), currently flying IFR (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 Washington

Forecast

Sat 7 Nov, local date

High15°Clikely 13°C to 16°C
Low7°Clikely 5°C to 10°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 Zurich

Forecast

Sat 7 Nov, local date

High10°Clikely 8°C to 11°C
Low4°Clikely 2°C to 6°C
  • 28% chance of fog
  • 78% chance of rain

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

Other Washington to Zurich flights today

same route · Swiss International Air Lines
LX2departs 21:29

If LX73 is cancelled, this is the other Swiss International Air Lines nonstop flight from Washington to Zurich on the same day, with scheduled departure times in IAD 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 LX73 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for LX73 across the IAD and ZRH boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~8 min early. Based on 14 confirmed landings · 14/14 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how LX73 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
11-06IAD 21:10 21:22 (+12)ZRH 10:15 10:09 (−6)
11-05IAD 20:10 20:15 (+5)ZRH 10:15 10:09 (−6)
11-04IAD 20:10 20:14 (+4)ZRH 10:15 10:14 (−1)
11-03IAD 20:10 (+0)ZRH 10:15 10:09 (−6)
11-02IAD 20:10 20:06 (−4)ZRH 10:15 (+0)
11-01IAD 20:10 20:22 (+12)ZRH 10:15 10:17 (+2)
10-31IAD 21:10 21:19 (+9)ZRH 10:15 09:57 (−18)
10-30IAD 21:10 21:22 (+12)ZRH 10:15 10:01 (−14)
10-29IAD 21:10 21:29 (+19)ZRH 10:15 10:17 (+2)
10-28IAD 21:10 21:21 (+11)ZRH 10:15 10:05 (−10)
10-27IAD 21:10 21:25 (+15)ZRH 10:15 09:45 (−30)
10-26IAD 21:10 21:12 (+2)ZRH 10:15 09:29 (−46)
10-25IAD 21:10 21:12 (+2)ZRH 10:15 10:02 (−13)
10-24IAD 21:10 21:11 (+1)ZRH 10:15 09:34 (−41)
10-23IAD 20:20 20:24 (+4)ZRH 10:25 09:57 (−28)

Aircraft

Recent tails: HBJHB, HB-JHB, HBJHF, HB-JHF.

Board clocks recorded as IAD and ZRH published them.

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