Apparatus

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route Route

JNB → LHR

279 km avg 9h 53m 2 airlines

Departure

JNB FAOR VFR

O.R. Tambo International Airport

Johannesburg, ZA

Local time
06:58 GMT+2
Timezone
Africa/Johannesburg
Type
Large Airport
Elevation
5,558 ft
Coordinates
-26.1401, 28.2468

cloud Weather

Wind
320° / 7 kt
Visibility
6 SM
Ceiling
CAVOK
Temp / Dew
18°C / 6°C
Altimeter
30.30 inHg

Obs: 2026-10-13T04:30:00.000Z

Raw METAR / TAF 
METAR FAOR 130430Z 32007KT CAVOK 18/06 Q1026 NOSIG

TAF FAOR 130400Z 1306/1412 VRB03KT CAVOK TX28/1313Z TN16/1403Z FM140600 02012KT CAVOK FM141000 34010KT CAVOK

flight Live Traffic

flight_takeoff 0 Departures
flight_land 2 Arrivals

Arrival

LHR EGLL MVFR

London Heathrow Airport

London, GB

Local time
05:58 GMT+1
Timezone
Europe/London
Type
Large Airport
Elevation
83 ft
Coordinates
51.4707, -0.4599

cloud Weather

Wind
200° / 8 kt
Visibility
6 SM
Ceiling
BKN 1,600 ft, BKN 2,100 ft
Temp / Dew
17°C / 16°C
Altimeter
29.94 inHg

Obs: 2026-10-13T04:50:00.000Z

Raw METAR / TAF 
METAR EGLL 130450Z AUTO 20008KT 9999 BKN016 BKN021 17/16 Q1014

TAF EGLL 122308Z 1300/1406 20005KT 9999 SCT008 BKN018 PROB40 TEMPO 1300/1302 BKN008 TEMPO 1302/1307 6000 -DZ BKN006 PROB30 TEMPO 1302/1306 3000 DZ BR BKN004 BECMG 1303/1306 21015KT PROB30 TEMPO 1305/1308 22017G27KT BECMG 1308/1311 27015G28KT TEMPO 1308/1312 6000 RA BKN014 PROB30 TEMPO 1308/1311 4000 +SHRA BECMG 1309/1312 CAVOK BECMG 1315/1318 26009KT PROB30 1404/1406 6000

flight Live Traffic

flight_takeoff 42 Departures
flight_land 73 Arrivals
Flights tracked
262 showing last 50
Avg duration
9h 53m
Distance
279 km

Live traffic

JNB → LHR. Live aircraft currently filed on this route.

Airlines 2

Airline Flights shown
British Airways 39
Virgin Atlantic Airways 10

Recent flights last 50

DateFlightAircraftTakeoffLandingDurationArr Δ
2026-07-26 BAW54 40688C Jul 26, 19:30 UTCJul 26, 19:55 UTC25m -
2026-07-26 VIR450 406ECC Jul 26, 18:35 UTCJul 26, 19:10 UTC35m -
2026-07-26 BAW56 406B21 Jul 26, 18:00 UTCJul 26, 18:30 UTC30m -
2026-07-25 BAW54 406D1A Jul 25, 19:30 UTCJul 26, 06:15 UTC10h 45m -
2026-07-25 VIR450 406C3B Jul 25, 19:10 UTCJul 26, 05:45 UTC10h 35m -
2026-07-25 BAW56 406A03 Jul 25, 17:50 UTCJul 26, 04:10 UTC10h 20m -
2026-07-24 BAW54 406EC9 Jul 24, 19:40 UTCJul 25, 06:10 UTC10h 30m -
2026-07-24 VIR450 406B49 Jul 24, 18:35 UTCJul 25, 05:20 UTC10h 45m -
2026-07-24 BAW56 40688D Jul 24, 17:50 UTCJul 25, 04:20 UTC10h 30m -
2026-07-23 BAW54 406B22 Jul 23, 19:35 UTCJul 24, 06:10 UTC10h 35m -
2026-07-23 VIR450 406D4D Jul 23, 18:40 UTCJul 24, 05:15 UTC10h 35m -
2026-07-23 BAW56 406EC7 Jul 23, 17:50 UTCJul 24, 04:20 UTC10h 30m -
2026-07-22 BAW54 40688C Jul 22, 19:25 UTCJul 23, 06:15 UTC10h 50m -
2026-07-22 VIR450 407131 Jul 22, 18:25 UTCJul 23, 05:10 UTC10h 45m -
2026-07-22 BAW56 40688B Jul 22, 17:40 UTCJul 23, 04:05 UTC10h 25m -
2026-07-21 BAW54 406D1A Jul 21, 19:35 UTCJul 22, 05:25 UTC9h 50m -
2026-07-21 VIR450 406B49 Jul 21, 18:40 UTCJul 22, 05:10 UTC10h 30m -
2026-07-20 BAW54 406EC9 Jul 20, 19:50 UTCJul 21, 06:15 UTC10h 25m -
2026-07-20 VIR450 406B48 Jul 20, 18:40 UTCJul 21, 05:05 UTC10h 24m -
2026-07-19 BAW54 406A03 Jul 19, 19:35 UTCJul 20, 05:55 UTC10h 20m -
2026-07-19 VIR450 406E0F Jul 19, 18:35 UTCJul 20, 05:10 UTC10h 35m -
2026-07-18 BAW54 406B22 Jul 18, 19:40 UTCJul 19, 06:05 UTC10h 25m -
2026-07-18 VIR450 406C39 Jul 18, 18:25 UTCJul 19, 05:10 UTC10h 45m -
2026-07-17 BAW54 406B21 Jul 17, 19:30 UTCJul 18, 06:00 UTC10h 31m -
2026-07-17 VIR450 407131 Jul 17, 18:34 UTCJul 18, 05:15 UTC10h 41m -
2026-07-07 VIR450 406C3B Jul 7, 18:30 UTCJul 8, 05:10 UTC10h 40m -
2026-07-07 BAW56 406B22 Jul 7, 18:05 UTCJul 8, 04:35 UTC10h 30m -
2026-07-06 BAW56 406EC7 Jul 6, 17:45 UTCJul 7, 04:05 UTC10h 20m -
2026-07-05 BAW56 406A04 Jul 5, 17:45 UTCJul 6, 04:05 UTC10h 20m -
2026-07-04 BAW56 406EC9 Jul 4, 17:55 UTCJul 5, 04:25 UTC10h 30m -
2026-07-03 BAW56 40688B Jul 3, 17:45 UTCJul 4, 04:05 UTC10h 20m -
2026-07-02 BAW56 406EC7 Jul 2, 18:00 UTCJul 3, 04:30 UTC10h 30m -
2026-07-01 BAW56 406A04 Jul 1, 17:50 UTCJul 2, 04:20 UTC10h 30m -
2026-06-30 BAW56 406EC9 Jun 30, 17:45 UTCJul 1, 04:05 UTC10h 20m -
2026-06-29 BAW56 40688C Jun 29, 18:44 UTCJun 30, 04:50 UTC10h 6m -
2026-06-28 BAW56 406B21 Jun 28, 18:00 UTCJun 29, 04:30 UTC10h 30m -
2026-06-27 BAW56 40688B Jun 27, 18:20 UTCJun 28, 04:55 UTC10h 35m -
2026-06-26 BAW56 406EC7 Jun 26, 17:50 UTCJun 27, 04:19 UTC10h 30m -
2026-06-25 BAW56 406A04 Jun 25, 17:49 UTCJun 26, 04:20 UTC10h 30m -
2026-06-24 BAW56 406EC7 Jun 24, 17:50 UTCJun 25, 04:20 UTC10h 30m -
2026-06-23 BAW56 406B21 Jun 23, 18:10 UTCJun 24, 04:34 UTC10h 25m -
2026-06-22 BAW56 40688C Jun 22, 18:00 UTCJun 23, 04:19 UTC10h 20m -
2026-06-21 BAW56 40688B Jun 21, 17:45 UTCJun 22, 03:45 UTC10h 0m -
2026-06-20 BAW56 406B22 Jun 20, 17:49 UTCJun 21, 04:14 UTC10h 25m -
2026-06-19 BAW56 40688C Jun 19, 17:44 UTCJun 20, 04:20 UTC10h 35m -
2026-06-17 BAW56 40688D Jun 17, 17:50 UTCJun 18, 04:15 UTC10h 25m -
2026-06-15 BAW56 406EC9 Jun 15, 17:40 UTCJun 16, 04:15 UTC10h 35m -
2026-06-14 BAW56 40688D Jun 14, 17:40 UTCJun 15, 04:15 UTC10h 35m -
2026-06-13 BAW56 406B20 Jun 13, 17:45 UTCJun 14, 04:05 UTC10h 20m -
2026-06-12 BAW56 406EC7 Jun 12, 17:40 UTCJun 13, 04:15 UTC10h 34m -

JNB → LHR frequently asked

How long is the flight from JNB to LHR?
Average flight time on the JNB–LHR route is 9h 53m, covering approximately 279 km (173 mi).
What is the distance from JNB to LHR?
The great-circle distance from JNB to LHR is approximately 279 km (173 miles).
Which airlines fly from JNB to LHR?
2 airlines operate this route in our records: British Airways, Virgin Atlantic Airways.
How many flights per week from JNB to LHR?
We've observed ~1 flight per day on this route across our tracking data (262 total flights recorded).
Can I track JNB–LHR flights live?
Yes. The live tracker map above shows aircraft currently flying this route, filtered by departure and arrival airport.