EDI → LHREdinburgh to London

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Direct flights from Edinburgh (EDI) to London (LHR): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 32 minutes late. 1 of the 3 tracked flights was cancelled. The nonstop covers 533 km, an estimated 1 hour 11 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Edinburgh and London. Updated 24 October 2026 at 08:15 UTC.

Today, EDI → LHR

Sat 24 Oct · local times
BA1447British Airways25 min late

The EDI board at 09:15 shows departure at 14:15 instead of 13:50, gate 1K.

Likely landing
about 15:25middle half 15:20 to 15:34 · sched 15:25
Later cancelled
1.3%of 7,110 past British Airways flights whose board showed 20 to 40 min late
Still to leave today
BA1453 16:15British Airways · then BA1437 18:25, BA1461 20:35

Landing estimate from 208,619 tracked flights of under 2 hours that left 15 to 29 min late. The LHR board has not posted a landing time yet. How planes make up time

Track BA1447 →
BA1465British AirwaysIn the air, 69 min late

Left EDI at 08:49, 69 min after its 07:40 slot.

Landing
09:47LHR board estimate · sched 09:15
Track BA1465 →
  1. 07:40 BA1465British Airways Left 08:49 +69 LHR est. 09:47 +32In the air · sched 09:15
  2. 09:15 BA1441British Airways On scheduleBoarding · Gate 9 LHR 10:50scheduled
  3. 11:10 BA1443British Airways Cancelled ·
  4. 13:50 BA1447British Airways Est. 14:15 +25Gate 1K LHR about 15:25sched 15:25
  5. 16:15 BA1453British Airways On scheduleGate 10 LHR 17:40scheduled
  6. 18:25 BA1437British Airways On scheduleGate 7 LHR 19:50scheduled
  7. 20:35 BA1461British Airways On scheduleGate 4 LHR 21:55scheduled
  8. · BA1467British Airways Departed Landed 07:29 −6

Checked EDI board 09:15 · LHR board 08:56

EDI Edinburgh busy · +18
LHR London smooth · +0
533 km · ~1h 11m est.
dep bank 06:20–21:157x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
88 / 100

route health from live EDI and LHR delay boards

Median arrival delay is +32 min. 1 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+32 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~1h 11mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
British Airways

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
British AirwaysBA

Flights BA1465 varies daily · BA1467 varies daily · BA1437 varies Mo Tu We Th Sa Su · BA1441 varies Mo We Th Fr Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-24BA1443cancelledCNX
10-24BA1465dep +69 → arr+32
10-24BA1467arrived−6

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
EDIEdinburgh +18 min busy 🌤 few clouds · SSW 5 kt Full EDI delay board →
LHRLondon +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · SSW 8 kt Full LHR delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at EDI: 33% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +3 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Edinburgh to London route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop EDI 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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How we measure this →

EDI to LHR questions

Is EDI–LHR running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at EDI is the weaker end, route health score 88/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on EDI–LHR?

Operators schedule evening departures around 17:10 from EDI. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the LHR delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from EDI to LHR?

Great-circle distance is 533 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 68–76 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does EDI–LHR fly?

British Airways runs the route with about 74 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.