Informational Guide to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) - Non Official

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.

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

Airline information

British Airways
British Airways
Equipment: Boeing 777-300ER

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
Disclaimer
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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

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Cape Town and London:

British Airways
- Flight Number: BA58. (On Time performance: 97 - Average Delay: 10 minutes)

Virgin Atlantic
- Flight Number: VS479. (On Time performance: 100 - Average Delay: 2 minutes)

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.

Last Past Flights BA42

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Friday
31 October
21:03
Cape Town (CPT)
06:49
London (LHR)
11h 46min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
- On-time
Thursday
30 October
20:26
Cape Town (CPT)
06:14
London (LHR)
11h 48min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
29 October
21:10
Cape Town (CPT)
07:19
London (LHR)
12h 09min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
28 October
20:43
Cape Town (CPT)
06:59
London (LHR)
12h 16min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - On-time