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Direct flights from Harare (HRE) to London (LGW): 3 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 101 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 8,264 km, an estimated 11 hours 6 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Harare and London. Updated 31 October 2026 at 11:19 UTC.
HRE
Harare
tracking
LGW
London
busy · +29
8,264 km · ~11h 06m est.
Under pressure · 1 airline · 3x weekly · nonstop
62 / 100
route health from live HRE and LGW delay boards
Median arrival delay is +101 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+101 minacross the last 3 arrivals
Flight time~11h 06mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures3x1 direct airline on the leg
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 boardsnext sweep in 120s
How the Harare to London route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop HRE to LGW 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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HRE to LGW questions
Is HRE–LGW running on time right now?
Some delays possible. The arrival side at LGW is the weaker end, route health score 62/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from HRE to LGW?
Great-circle distance is 8,264 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 613–738 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does HRE–LGW fly?
Air Zimbabwe runs the route with about 3 flights a week (sun, wed, fri). 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 HRE and arrival-side delay at LGW, 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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