DEL → LHRNew Delhi to London

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Direct flights from New Delhi (DEL) to London (LHR): 63 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 85% of the last 61 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 29 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 61 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 6,731 km, an estimated 9 hours 8 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at New Delhi and London. Updated 2 November 2026 at 23:24 UTC.

Today, DEL → LHR

Tue 3 Nov · local times
  1. 01:15 AI161Air India Est. 01:15Departure not confirmed by the board ·

Checked DEL board 22:03 · LHR board 23:24

DEL New Delhi smooth · +0
LHR London smooth · +0
6,731 km · ~9h 08m est.
dep bank 01:19–14:3463x weekly
Runs reliable · 3 airlines · 63x weekly · nonstop
85% on time

of the last 61 tracked DEL → LHR flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −29 min. 0 of 61 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−29 minacross the last 61 arrivals
Flight time~9h 08mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures63x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 61

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Air IndiaAI93% on time

Flights AI161 varies daily · AI111 varies daily · AI2017 varies daily · AI2015 varies daily

British AirwaysBA75% on time

Flights BA142 varies daily · BA136 varies daily · BA256 varies daily

Virgin AtlanticVS86% on time

Flights VS303 varies daily · VS301 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-02AI111dep +0 → arr−2
11-02AI161dep +0 → arr−3
11-02AI2015dep +0 → arr−46
11-02AI2017arrived−70
11-02BA136dep +0 → arr+23
11-02BA142dep +0 → arr+32
11-02BA256dep +0 → arr−1
11-02VS301dep +0 → arr−64
11-02VS303dep +0 → arr−49
11-01AI111dep +0 → arr−13
11-01AI161dep +0 → arr−15
11-01AI2015dep +0 → arr−71
11-01AI2017arrived−76
11-01BA136dep +0 → arr−42
11-01BA142dep +0 → arr−1
11-01BA256arrived+67
11-01VS301arrived−29
11-01VS303dep +0 → arr+26
10-31AI111arrived+85
10-31AI161arrived−13
10-31AI2015dep +0 → arr−69
10-31AI2017arrived−84
10-31BA136dep +0 → arr−16
10-31BA142dep +0 → arr−46
10-31BA256arrived+36
10-31VS301arrived−27
10-31VS303dep +0 → arr−62
10-30AI111dep +0 → arr−14
10-30AI161dep +0 → arr+27
10-30AI2015dep +0 → arr−62
10-30AI2017arrived−66
10-30BA136arrived−27
10-30BA142dep +0 → arr−32
10-30BA256arrived+69
10-30VS301arrived−55
10-30VS303dep +0 → arr−46
10-29AI111dep +0 → arr−16
10-29AI161dep +0 → arr+6
10-29AI2015dep +0 → arr−23
10-29AI2017dep +0 → arr−2

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
DELNew Delhi +0 min smooth Full DEL delay board →
LHRLondon +0 min smooth ⛅ mostly cloudy · NNE 7 kt Full LHR delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at LHR: a 17% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +-2 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the New Delhi to London route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DEL to LHR flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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DEL to LHR questions

Is DEL–LHR running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 83/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from DEL to LHR?

Great-circle distance is 6,731 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 505–607 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DEL–LHR fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 63 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at DEL and arrival-side delay at LHR, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.