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London Heathrow Airport

EGLL
721
Flights/Day
17:42
Local Time
London
Timezone
83ft
Elevation
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VFR
17°C
Few Clouds • 17kt • 1018.00"
Observed: 16:20 UTC
VFR — Visual Flight Rules: Clear conditions, no weather delays expected.
Cloud Forecast
12k 8k 4k 0
13:00
CLR
19:00 TEMPO
1.4k
03:00 PROB
CLR
16:00 TEMPO
CLR
Few (1-2 oktas) Scattered (3-4) Broken (5-7) Overcast (8) | CLR = Clear 25k = 25,000 ft ceiling
FM = From (abrupt change) BECMG = Becoming (gradual) TEMPO = Temporary PROB = Probability %
TAF valid until 19:00 local time
About London Heathrow Airport

London Heathrow's challenges are fog and crosswinds rather than turbulence. Snow causes disproportionate disruption when it occurs.

Is London Heathrow Airport turbulent?

Heathrow's primary weather challenges are fog and crosswinds rather than turbulence. The UK's maritime climate brings frequent low cloud and poor visibility, particularly in autumn and winter. Atlantic storms can produce gusty crosswinds that make landings bumpy. Snow is relatively rare but causes significant disruption when it occurs due to limited de-icing capacity.

  • Fog causes the most frequent weather delays at Heathrow
  • Every aircraft must be de-iced before takeoff in freezing conditions
  • Atlantic storms bring gusty crosswinds several times per winter
Why does Heathrow have so many fog delays?

The Thames Valley location combined with moisture from the North Sea creates ideal fog formation conditions. Radiation fog forms on clear, calm nights and can persist through midday. Unlike continental airports, Heathrow's mild winters mean freezing fog is less common, but regular fog still significantly impacts operations. The airport's slot system means knock-on delays cascade throughout the day.

When is the smoothest time to fly from Heathrow?

Late spring (May-June) and summer (July-August) offer the most reliable weather with long days and minimal fog. November through February brings peak fog season. Winter storms can disrupt operations but are usually manageable. Early morning fog often lifts by midday, so afternoon departures may be more reliable in autumn and winter.

Is turbulence at London dangerous?

No. Modern aircraft are designed to withstand forces far stronger than turbulence. While bumps can feel uncomfortable, they do not pose a safety risk. Pilots actively avoid rough air whenever possible. Learn more about turbulence

Best seats to reduce turbulence when flying from London?

Seats near the wings feel the least movement because they are closest to the aircraft's center of gravity. Seats at the back of the aircraft feel turbulence more strongly. Learn more about seat selection

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VS354
Virgin Atlantic
BOM 17:45 Local airbus a350-1041 Forecast
BA1424
British Airways
INV 17:45 Local airbus a320-251n Forecast
TK1972
Turkish Airlines
+1 codeshare BA
IST 17:45 Local boeing 787-9 dreamliner Forecast
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JED 17:45 Local boeing 787-10 dreamliner Forecast
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British Airways
+1 codeshare KL
AMS 17:45 Local airbus a319-131 Forecast
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BHD 17:45 Local airbus a320-232 Forecast
CX250
Cathay Pacific
+1 codeshare BA
HKG 17:50 Local boeing 777-367(er) Forecast
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VL2479
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MUC 17:50 Local airbus a320-271n Forecast
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SOF 17:55 Local airbus a220-300 Forecast
BA938
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DUS 17:55 Local airbus a320-232 Forecast
BA1490
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GLA 17:55 Local airbus a320-232 Forecast
UA921
United Airlines
EWR 18:00 Local boeing 767-322(er) Forecast
AT807
Royal Air Maroc
CMN 18:00 Local boeing 737 max 8 Forecast
BG302
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DAC 18:00 Local boeing 787-8 dreamliner Forecast
AC859
Air Canada
YYZ 18:00 Local boeing 777-333(er) Forecast
HY202
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TAS 18:00 Local boeing 787-8 dreamliner Forecast
BA352
British Airways
NCE 18:05 Local airbus a320-232 Forecast
EI387
Aer Lingus
SNN 18:05 Local airbus a320-251n Forecast
BA179
British Airways
JFK 18:05 Local boeing 777-236(er) Forecast
SK528
Sas
ARN 18:05 Local airbus a320-251n Forecast
BA1458
British Airways
+1 codeshare BA
EDI 18:10 Local airbus a320-251n Forecast
AY1338
Finnair
HEL 18:10 Local airbus a321-231 Forecast
BA362
British Airways
LYS 18:15 Local airbus a319-131 Forecast
BG202
Biman Bangladesh Airlines
ZYL 18:15 Local boeing 787-8 dreamliner Forecast
BA562
British Airways
FCO 18:20 Local airbus a321-251nx Forecast
BA320
British Airways
+1 codeshare D0
CDG 18:20 Local airbus a320-232 Forecast
LO280
Lot
WAW 18:20 Local boeing 737 max 8 Forecast
LM626
Loganair
DND 18:20 Local atr 42-500 Forecast
BA838
British Airways
+1 codeshare EI
DUB 18:25 Local airbus a320-232 Forecast
BA872
British Airways
BUD 18:25 Local airbus a320-232 Forecast
BA1336
British Airways
NCL 18:25 Local -- Forecast
BA43
British Airways
CPT 18:25 Local boeing 777-336(er) Forecast
LH917
Lufthansa
FRA 18:30 Local airbus a320-271n Forecast
JL44
Japan Airlines
+1 codeshare NH
HND 18:30 Local airbus a350-1041 Forecast
TP1357
Tap Air Portugal
LIS 18:30 Local airbus a320-251n Forecast
BA55
British Airways
JNB 18:30 Local airbus a380-841 Forecast
BA61
British Airways
MLE 18:30 Local boeing 777-300(er) Forecast
BA576
British Airways
LIN 18:35 Local airbus a321-251nx Forecast
EW2465
Eurowings
STR 18:35 Local airbus a319-132 Forecast
BA11
British Airways
SIN 18:40 Local boeing 777-336(er) Forecast
LX327
Swiss
ZRH 18:40 Local -- Forecast
SK1516
Sas
CPH 18:40 Local airbus a320-251n Forecast
BA1318
British Airways
ABZ 18:40 Local airbus a320-232 Forecast
EI175
Aer Lingus
DUB 18:45 Local airbus a320-251n Forecast
BA426
British Airways
LUX 18:45 Local airbus a319-131 Forecast
IB722
Iberia
+1 codeshare IB
MAD 18:45 Local airbus a350-941 Forecast
KE908
Korean Air
ICN 18:50 Local boeing 777-3b5(er) Forecast
VY7113
Vueling
SCQ 18:50 Local airbus a320-232 Forecast
SV102
Saudia
+1 codeshare SV
RUH 18:50 Local boeing 777-368(er) Forecast
BA764
British Airways
BSL 18:50 Local airbus a320-232 Forecast
BA257
British Airways
+1 codeshare VS
DEL 18:50 Local airbus a350-1041 Forecast
LY210
El Al
TLV 18:50 Local boeing 787-8 dreamliner Forecast
BA1382
British Airways
+1 codeshare BA
MAN 18:55 Local airbus a320-232 Forecast
BA1460
British Airways
EDI 18:55 Local airbus a320-232 Forecast
BA992
British Airways
BER 18:55 Local airbus a320-251n Forecast
BA1494
British Airways
GLA 18:55 Local airbus a320-232 Forecast
BA774
British Airways
OSL 18:55 Local airbus a320-232 Forecast
EK32
Emirates
DXB 19:00 Local airbus a380-861 Forecast
A3605
Aegean Airlines
ATH 19:00 Local airbus a320-271n Forecast
BA1410
British Airways
BHD 19:00 Local airbus a320-251n Forecast
BA183
British Airways
JFK 19:05 Local boeing 777-236(er) Forecast
BA970
British Airways
HAM 19:10 Local airbus a320-251n Forecast
BA239
British Airways
BOS 19:10 Local boeing 787-10 dreamliner Forecast
KU108
Kuwait Airways
KWI 19:10 Local boeing 777-369(er) Forecast
BA1356
British Airways
JER 19:10 Local airbus a319-131 Forecast
BA910
British Airways
+1 codeshare LH
FRA 19:15 Local airbus a320-232 Forecast
BA1338
British Airways
NCL 19:15 Local airbus a319-131 Forecast
BA940
British Airways
+1 codeshare EW
DUS 19:15 Local airbus a320-232 Forecast
LH2481
Lufthansa
+1 codeshare VL
MUC 19:15 Local airbus a320-271n Forecast
EY66
Etihad Airways
AUH 19:20 Local boeing 787-9 dreamliner Forecast
BA702
British Airways
+1 codeshare OS
VIE 19:20 Local airbus a319-131 Forecast
AF1181
Air France
CDG 19:20 Local airbus a220-300 Forecast
BA123
British Airways
DOH 19:20 Local boeing 787-10 dreamliner Forecast
BA492
British Airways
BCN 19:20 Local airbus a320-251n Forecast
EW7465
Eurowings
+1 codeshare BA
HAM 19:20 Local airbus a319-112 Forecast
BA750
British Airways
+1 codeshare LX
GVA 19:25 Local airbus a320-232 Forecast
EW9469
Eurowings
+1 codeshare BA
DUS 19:30 Local airbus a319-132 Forecast
BA448
British Airways
AMS 19:30 Local airbus a320-251n Forecast
BA1462
British Airways
EDI 19:30 Local airbus a320-232 Forecast
LX357
Swiss
GVA 19:30 Local airbus a220-300 Forecast
SK1508
Sas
+1 codeshare BA
CPH 19:30 Local airbus a320-251n Forecast
CZ8104
China Southern Airlines
CAN 19:35 Local boeing 787-9 dreamliner Forecast
EI177
Aer Lingus
DUB 19:35 Local airbus a320-251n Forecast
VS449
Virgin Atlantic
JNB 19:40 Local boeing 787-9 dreamliner Forecast
BA512
British Airways
+1 codeshare TP
LIS 19:40 Local airbus a320-251n Forecast
IB726
Iberia
MAD 19:40 Local airbus a320-251n Forecast
17:45
Local
LHR BOM
VS VS354
airbus a350-1041
17:45
Local
LHR INV
BA BA1424
airbus a320-251n
17:45
Local
LHR IST
TK TK1972 +1
boeing 787-9 dreamliner
17:45
Local
LHR DUB
EI EI173
airbus a320-251n
17:45
Local
LHR JED
SV SV106
boeing 787-10 dreamliner
17:45
Local
LHR AMS
BA BA446 +1
airbus a319-131
17:45
Local
LHR BHD
BA BA1406
airbus a320-232
17:50
Local
LHR HKG
CX CX250 +1
boeing 777-367(er)
17:50
Local
LHR BRU
SN SN2096
airbus a320-214
17:50
Local
LHR AMS
KL KL1014 +1
embraer e195-e2
17:50
Local
LHR MUC
VL VL2479
airbus a320-271n
17:55
Local
LHR SOF
FB FB852
airbus a220-300
17:55
Local
LHR DUS
BA BA938
airbus a320-232
17:55
Local
LHR GLA
BA BA1490
airbus a320-232
18:00
Local
LHR EWR
UA UA921
boeing 767-322(er)
18:00
Local
LHR CMN
AT AT807
boeing 737 max 8
18:00
Local
LHR DAC
BG BG302
boeing 787-8 dreamliner
18:00
Local
LHR YYZ
AC AC859
boeing 777-333(er)
18:00
Local
LHR TAS
HY HY202
boeing 787-8 dreamliner
18:05
Local
LHR NCE
BA BA352
airbus a320-232
18:05
Local
LHR SNN
EI EI387
airbus a320-251n
18:05
Local
LHR JFK
BA BA179
boeing 777-236(er)
18:05
Local
LHR ARN
SK SK528
airbus a320-251n
18:10
Local
LHR EDI
BA BA1458 +1
airbus a320-251n
18:10
Local
LHR HEL
AY AY1338
airbus a321-231
18:15
Local
LHR LYS
BA BA362
airbus a319-131
18:15
Local
LHR ZYL
BG BG202
boeing 787-8 dreamliner
18:20
Local
LHR FCO
BA BA562
airbus a321-251nx
18:20
Local
LHR CDG
BA BA320 +1
airbus a320-232
18:20
Local
LHR WAW
LO LO280
boeing 737 max 8
18:20
Local
LHR DND
LM LM626
atr 42-500
18:25
Local
LHR DUB
BA BA838 +1
airbus a320-232
18:25
Local
LHR BUD
BA BA872
airbus a320-232
18:25
Local
LHR NCL
BA BA1336
18:25
Local
LHR CPT
BA BA43
boeing 777-336(er)
18:30
Local
LHR FRA
LH LH917
airbus a320-271n
18:30
Local
LHR HND
JL JL44 +1
airbus a350-1041
18:30
Local
LHR LIS
TP TP1357
airbus a320-251n
18:30
Local
LHR JNB
BA BA55
airbus a380-841
18:30
Local
LHR MLE
BA BA61
boeing 777-300(er)
18:35
Local
LHR LIN
BA BA576
airbus a321-251nx
18:35
Local
LHR STR
EW EW2465
airbus a319-132
18:40
Local
LHR SIN
BA BA11
boeing 777-336(er)
18:40
Local
LHR ZRH
LX LX327
18:40
Local
LHR CPH
SK SK1516
airbus a320-251n
18:40
Local
LHR ABZ
BA BA1318
airbus a320-232
18:45
Local
LHR DUB
EI EI175
airbus a320-251n
18:45
Local
LHR LUX
BA BA426
airbus a319-131
18:45
Local
LHR MAD
IB IB722 +1
airbus a350-941
18:50
Local
LHR ICN
KE KE908
boeing 777-3b5(er)
18:50
Local
LHR SCQ
VY VY7113
airbus a320-232
18:50
Local
LHR RUH
SV SV102 +1
boeing 777-368(er)
18:50
Local
LHR BSL
BA BA764
airbus a320-232
18:50
Local
LHR DEL
BA BA257 +1
airbus a350-1041
18:50
Local
LHR TLV
LY LY210
boeing 787-8 dreamliner
18:55
Local
LHR MAN
BA BA1382 +1
airbus a320-232
18:55
Local
LHR EDI
BA BA1460
airbus a320-232
18:55
Local
LHR BER
BA BA992
airbus a320-251n
18:55
Local
LHR GLA
BA BA1494
airbus a320-232
18:55
Local
LHR OSL
BA BA774
airbus a320-232
19:00
Local
LHR DXB
EK EK32
airbus a380-861
19:00
Local
LHR ATH
A3 A3605
airbus a320-271n
19:00
Local
LHR BHD
BA BA1410
airbus a320-251n
19:05
Local
LHR JFK
BA BA183
boeing 777-236(er)
19:10
Local
LHR HAM
BA BA970
airbus a320-251n
19:10
Local
LHR BOS
BA BA239
boeing 787-10 dreamliner
19:10
Local
LHR KWI
KU KU108
boeing 777-369(er)
19:10
Local
LHR JER
BA BA1356
airbus a319-131
19:15
Local
LHR FRA
BA BA910 +1
airbus a320-232
19:15
Local
LHR NCL
BA BA1338
airbus a319-131
19:15
Local
LHR DUS
BA BA940 +1
airbus a320-232
19:15
Local
LHR MUC
LH LH2481 +1
airbus a320-271n
19:20
Local
LHR AUH
EY EY66
boeing 787-9 dreamliner
19:20
Local
LHR VIE
BA BA702 +1
airbus a319-131
19:20
Local
LHR CDG
AF AF1181
airbus a220-300
19:20
Local
LHR DOH
BA BA123
boeing 787-10 dreamliner
19:20
Local
LHR BCN
BA BA492
airbus a320-251n
19:20
Local
LHR HAM
EW EW7465 +1
airbus a319-112
19:25
Local
LHR GVA
BA BA750 +1
airbus a320-232
19:30
Local
LHR DUS
EW EW9469 +1
airbus a319-132
19:30
Local
LHR AMS
BA BA448
airbus a320-251n
19:30
Local
LHR EDI
BA BA1462
airbus a320-232
19:30
Local
LHR GVA
LX LX357
airbus a220-300
19:30
Local
LHR CPH
SK SK1508 +1
airbus a320-251n
19:35
Local
LHR CAN
CZ CZ8104
boeing 787-9 dreamliner
19:35
Local
LHR DUB
EI EI177
airbus a320-251n
19:40
Local
LHR JNB
VS VS449
boeing 787-9 dreamliner
19:40
Local
LHR LIS
BA BA512 +1
airbus a320-251n
19:40
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LHR MAD
IB IB726
airbus a320-251n
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