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BA1290 British Airways - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight AY5490 from Finnair (AY) is a codeshare flight operated by British Airways (BA) under the flight number BA1290. Check this page for details about flight BA1290.

Below, you can find details about British Airways flight BA1290, which currently operates between the airports of Dulles - Washington Dulles International Airport (Airport Code IAD) and London - London Heathrow Airport (Airport Code LHR).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Thursday, September 24, 2026.

BA1290 On Time performance:
52
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays

Flight Status

BA1290 British Airways from Dulles

Landed - On-time
Delay: 14 minutes
Flight Status for Thursday September 24, 2026
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (September 23, 2026). See it here

Airline information

British Airways
British Airways
Equipment: Boeing 777-200 / 200ER

Departure

Dulles (IAD)
September 23, 2026
Washington Dulles International Airport
Departed at:
21:32
Terminal:
-
Gate:
-
Scheduled Departure Time: 21:30

Arrival

London (LHR)
September 24, 2026
London Heathrow Airport
Arrived at:
10:04
Terminal:
5
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 09:50
Baggage: 3
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Codeshare Flights

This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:

- AA7196 - American Airlines

- AY5490 - Finnair

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight BA1290?
The flight BA1290 is scheduled to flight on Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight BA1290?
The distance between the two airports is 5903 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight BA1290?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 07:20 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 07:12 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Dulles: 2026-09-24 10:58:37
Current Time in London: 2026-09-24 15:58:37

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Dulles and London:

British Airways
- Flight Number: BA216. (On Time performance: 71 - Average Delay: 26 minutes)
- Flight Number: BA29. (On Time performance: 71 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)
- Flight Number: BA290. (On Time performance: 68 - Average Delay: 27 minutes)
- Flight Number: BA292. (On Time performance: 79 - Average Delay: 15 minutes)

United Airlines
- Flight Number: UA918. (On Time performance: 63 - Average Delay: 11 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA924. (On Time performance: 49 - Average Delay: 21 minutes)

Virgin Atlantic
- Flight Number: VS22. (On Time performance: 74 - Average Delay: 17 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from August 05, 2026 to September 20, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 21
On Time: 11 ( 52 % )
Moderate Delay: 2 ( 10 % )
Significant Delay: 4 ( 19 % )
Major Delay: 4 ( 19 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 35 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from August 05, 2026 to September 20, 2026. Next, you can observe the results broken down by day of the week: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per day, and average delay per day.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from August 05, 2026 to August 30, 2026. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Last Past Flights BA1290

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Wednesday
23 September
22:35
Dulles (IAD)
10:22
London (LHR)
06h 47min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
20 September
21:23
Dulles (IAD)
09:33
London (LHR)
07h 10min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
Landed - On-time
Thursday
17 September
22:10
Dulles (IAD)
10:14
London (LHR)
07h 04min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
Landed - Delayed
Wednesday
16 September
22:05
Dulles (IAD)
10:46
London (LHR)
07h 41min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
13 September
22:34
Dulles (IAD)
10:42
London (LHR)
07h 08min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
10 September
23:19
Dulles (IAD)
11:14
London (LHR)
06h 55min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
Landed - Delayed
Wednesday
09 September
00:20
Dulles (IAD)
12:30
London (LHR)
07h 10min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
06 September
21:29
Dulles (IAD)
09:30
London (LHR)
07h 01min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
Landed - On-time
Thursday
03 September
21:28
Dulles (IAD)
09:53
London (LHR)
07h 25min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
02 September
22:04
Dulles (IAD)
11:18
London (LHR)
08h 14min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
Landed - Delayed