Direct flights from London (LGW) to Sharm El Sheikh (SSH): 12 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. The median arrival is 32 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 3,866 km, an estimated 5 hours 27 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at London and Sharm El Sheikh. Updated 19 October 2026 at 12:35 UTC.
Left LGW at 11:52, 62 min after its 10:50 slot.
Landing estimate from 25,083 tracked flights of 4 to 8 hours that left 60 to 119 min late. The SSH board has not posted a landing time yet. How planes make up time
Track U28741 →Checked LGW board 13:35 · SSH board 15:03
route health from live LGW and SSH delay boards
Median arrival delay is +32 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Current conditions put the pressure at LGW: 76% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +40 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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Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop LGW to SSH 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.
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Pro Flight Search — London (LGW) to Sharm El Sheikh (SSH) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/LGW-SSH
Significant delay risk. The departure side at LGW is the weaker end, route health score 42/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
Operators schedule 5 departures from LGW. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the SSH delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.
Great-circle distance is 3,866 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 303–361 min gate-to-gate on this route.
2 carriers operate this route, around 15 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.
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