BA42 British Airways - Flight Status
Below, you can find details about British Airways flight BA42, which currently operates between the airports of Cape Town - Cape Town International Airport (Airport Code CPT) and London - London Heathrow Airport (Airport Code LHR).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Friday, October 31, 2025.
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Flight Status Codeshare Flights Additional Information Alternative Flights Punctuality and delays Last Past Flights BA42
								Flight Status Codeshare Flights Additional Information Alternative Flights Punctuality and delays Last Past Flights BA42
									BA42 On Time performance:
																		
							
										
																					n/a
																				
									
																			It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions.																	Flight Status
BA42 British Airways to London
																	
										Scheduled - On-time
																																								Flight Status for  Friday October 31, 2025
									
									This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (October 30, 2025). See it here
									This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (November 01, 2025). See it here
								
							
Scheduled - On-time
																																								Flight Status for  Friday October 31, 2025
									Departure
										Cape Town (CPT)
									
									
																				October 31, 2025									
								Cape Town International Airport
									
									
														Estimated Departure Time:													
													
														20:50													
												
													Gate:												
												
													 A3												
											
											Scheduled Departure Time:  20:50										
										
							Arrival
										London (LHR)
									
									
																				November 01, 2025									
								London Heathrow Airport
																
									
												Estimated Arrival Time:											
											
												07:00											
										
												Terminal:											
											
												 5											
										
												Gate:											
											
												 - 											
										
											Scheduled Arrival Time:  07:00										
																			
								
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						Codeshare Flights
 This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same: 
									- AA7207 - American Airlines
- AY5950 - Finnair
- IB3504 - Iberia
Additional Information
								Which is the frequency of flight BA42? 
The flight BA42 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday on a weekly basis.
Which is the distance of flight BA42?
The distance between the two airports is 9684 kilometers.
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 Cape Town: 2025-10-31 02:51:48
Current Time in London: 2025-10-31 00:51:48
																					
						The flight BA42 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday on a weekly basis.
Which is the distance of flight BA42?
The distance between the two airports is 9684 kilometers.
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 Cape Town: 2025-10-31 02:51:48
Current Time in London: 2025-10-31 00:51:48
Alternative Flights
Punctuality and delays
										
									It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions.
Delays analyzed by Week: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by weekday due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions
Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from October 28, 2024 to March 30, 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.
									
										
											
												
											
										
										
											
												
											
										
										
												
																			Note: We have excluded some months from the graph, since the quantity and quality of the data is not representative enough.
																								
                            
                        Delays analyzed by Week: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by weekday due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions
Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from October 28, 2024 to March 30, 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 BA42
Date
								Departure
								Arrival
								Duration
								Aircraft
								Status
							Friday
31 October
									31 October
21:03
Cape Town (CPT)
									Cape Town (CPT)
06:49
London (LHR)
									London (LHR)
11h 46min
									Boeing 777-300
									Boeing 777-300
									 - On-time
								Thursday
30 October
									30 October
20:26
Cape Town (CPT)
									Cape Town (CPT)
06:14
London (LHR)
									London (LHR)
11h 48min
									Boeing 777-300
									Boeing 777-300
									Landed - On-time
								Wednesday
29 October
									29 October
21:10
Cape Town (CPT)
									Cape Town (CPT)
07:19
London (LHR)
									London (LHR)
12h 09min
									Boeing 777-300
									Boeing 777-300
									Landed - Delayed
								Tuesday
28 October
									28 October
20:43
Cape Town (CPT)
									Cape Town (CPT)
06:59
London (LHR)
									London (LHR)
12h 16min
									Boeing 777-300
									Boeing 777-300
									Landed - On-time
								