BA/BAW British AirwaysBA0% on time
Flights BA248 16:45 daily
live
Direct flights from Rio De Janeiro (GIG) to London (LHR): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 0% of the last 6 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 27 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 6 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 9,254 km, an estimated 12 hours 22 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Rio De Janeiro and London. Updated 20 October 2026 at 15:23 UTC.
Today, GIG → LHR
Tue 20 Oct · local times- 16:45 BA248BA/BAW British Airways On scheduleGate C57 · T2 ·
Checked GIG board 12:23 · LHR board 16:42
GIG
Rio De Janeiro
busy · +16
LHR
London
smooth · +0
9,254 km · ~12h 22m est.
Runs rough · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
0% on time
of the last 6 operated GIG → LHR flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is +27 min. 0 of 6 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+27 minacross the last 6 operated legs
Flight time~12h 22mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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BA/BAW 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 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsWeather lens
Current conditions put the pressure at GIG and LHR: 32% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +37 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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How the Rio De Janeiro to London route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop GIG 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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GIG to LHR questions
Is GIG–LHR running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at GIG is the weaker end, 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 GIG to LHR?
Great-circle distance is 9,254 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 683–823 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does GIG–LHR fly?
BA/BAW British Airways runs the route with about 7 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at GIG 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.
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