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BA56 British Airways - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about British Airways flight BA56, which currently operates between the airports of Johannesburg - Johannesburg O.R. Tambo International Airport (Airport Code JNB) and London - London Heathrow Airport (Airport Code LHR).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Friday, April 25, 2025.

BA56 On Time performance:
87
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

BA56 British Airways from Johannesburg

Landed - Delayed
Delay: 22 minutes
Flight Status for Friday April 25, 2025
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (April 24, 2025). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (April 26, 2025). See it here

Airline information

British Airways
British Airways
Equipment: Boeing 777-300ER

Departure

Johannesburg (JNB)
April 24, 2025
Johannesburg O.R. Tambo International Airport
Departed at:
19:41
Terminal:
A
Gate:
A14
Scheduled Departure Time: 19:25

Arrival

London (LHR)
April 25, 2025
London Heathrow Airport
Arrived at:
05:57
Terminal:
5
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 05:35
Baggage: 6
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Codeshare Flights

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

- AA7107 - American Airlines

- IB3512 - Iberia

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight BA56?
The flight BA56 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight BA56?
The distance between the two airports is 9077 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight BA56?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 11:10 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 10:32 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 Johannesburg: 2025-04-25 08:24:30
Current Time in London: 2025-04-25 07:24:30

Alternative Flights

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

British Airways
- Flight Number: BA54. (On Time performance: 87 - Average Delay: 26 minutes)

Virgin Atlantic
- Flight Number: VS450. (On Time performance: 90 - Average Delay: 5 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 January 20, 2025 to April 19, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 90
On Time: 78 ( 87 % )
Moderate Delay: 3 ( 3 % )
Significant Delay: 4 ( 4 % )
Major Delay: 1 ( 1 % )
Canceled: 3 ( 3 % )
Diverted: 1 ( 1 % )

Average Delay: 7 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from October 20, 2024 to April 19, 2025. 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 April 02, 2024 to March 31, 2025. 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 BA56

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Thursday
24 April
19:22
Johannesburg (JNB)
05:54
London (LHR)
11h 32min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - Delayed
Wednesday
23 April
19:12
Johannesburg (JNB)
05:31
London (LHR)
11h 19min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
22 April
19:24
Johannesburg (JNB)
05:37
London (LHR)
11h 13min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - On-time
Monday
21 April
19:14
Johannesburg (JNB)
05:21
London (LHR)
11h 07min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - On-time
Sunday
20 April
19:33
Johannesburg (JNB)
05:39
London (LHR)
11h 06min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - On-time
Saturday
19 April
19:11
Johannesburg (JNB)
05:24
London (LHR)
11h 13min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - On-time
Friday
18 April
19:23
Johannesburg (JNB)
05:46
London (LHR)
11h 23min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - On-time
Thursday
17 April
19:33
Johannesburg (JNB)
05:47
London (LHR)
11h 14min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
16 April
19:15
Johannesburg (JNB)
05:11
London (LHR)
10h 56min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
15 April
19:27
Johannesburg (JNB)
05:31
London (LHR)
11h 04min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - On-time