British Airways

ICAO BAW IATA BA Speedbird
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These numbers cover only the airports we monitor

Everything below is measured from our own departure boards at the 11 airports listed here — not from this airline's whole network. A flight leaving anywhere else is invisible to us.

Recorded since 2026-07-25 (58 days).

Departure punctuality

The gap between the scheduled time and the moment the wheels actually left the runway.

70%leave on time
9 minmedian delay
104 minworst delay
224departures measured
  • On time (≤15 min) 70% · 156
  • Delayed (16–60 min) 26% · 59
  • Heavily delayed (>60 min) 4% · 9
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PunctualityDeparturesShare
On time (≤15 min)15670%
Delayed (16–60 min)5926%
Heavily delayed (>60 min)94%

Across 224 recorded departures, British Airways leaves on time in 70% of cases — below the sample average (73%). The median delay is 9 min and the mean 14.8 min; delays over 60 min occur on 4% of departures. Its steadiest departures are from Kraków John Paul II International Airport (76% on time), the weakest from Warsaw Chopin Airport (68%).

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On-time departures by airport

Where this airline keeps to the schedule, and where it does not.

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AirportDeparturesOn timeMedianWorst
Warsaw Chopin Airport14668%11104
Kraków John Paul II International Airport4976%695
Sofia Airport2969%665

Where we see it fly

Destinations from the airports we monitor.

  • LHR London, England 12

Recent departures we recorded

Flight From Scheduled (UTC) Delay
BAW843 EPWA 2026-09-21 10:00 +24
BAW847 EPWA 2026-09-21 06:30 +5
BAW893 LBSF 2026-09-20 18:15 -8
BAW877 EPKK 2026-09-20 18:00 +4
BAW845 EPWA 2026-09-20 16:20 +12
BAW873 EPKK 2026-09-20 11:20 +4
BAW843 EPWA 2026-09-20 09:45 +14
BAW873 EPKK 2026-09-19 18:30 +17

Passenger reviews

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