BAW251

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Departure · London (LHR)

Terminal 5

Scheduled 01 Oct 21:55

Board status: Departed 22:44

Airborne since 01 Oct 22:29 (ADS-B)

Arrival · Santiago (SCL)

Baggage belt L3

Scheduled 08:30

Board status: Retrasado

In the air, ~2h 15m to go (83% of the route flown)

Board data from heathrow, scl, updated 53 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

In progress

Departure

London Heathrow Airport (LHR) — London, United Kingdom

Scheduled departure

2026-10-01 20:55 UTC

Departed

2026-10-01 21:29 UTC

Arrival

Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) — Santiago, Chile (scheduled)

Scheduled arrival

2026-10-02 11:30 UTC

Progress

83% · ~2h 15m remaining

Also flies as

BA251

Codeshares

AY5909, IB3796

Distance flown

9840 km

Straight-line distance

11653 km

Aircraft

Registration

G-ZBKJ

Type

Boeing 787-9

Seats

216 total (127 World Traveller, 39 World Traveller Plus, 42 Club World, 8 First)

CO2 (EMEP est., total)

532.0 t (4508 kg/pax Business, 5018 kg/pax First, 2207 kg/pax Premium Economy, 1699 kg/pax Economy)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

41,000 ft

Max ground speed

523 kt

Tracked

11h 40m · 9,840 km

Note

still in progress - the track so far

Altitude (ft, max 41,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 523)

Altitude (ft, max 41,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 523)

From the ADS-B positions we received; time since the first fix. A dashed stretch is a gap in reception, bridged by a straight line.

Route map

Airline

British Airways (BAW)

Latest flights

Departed	Flight	Route	Reg	Aircraft	Status	Distance
2026-10-01 21:29 UTC	BAW251	LHR → SCL London → Santiago	G-ZBKJ	Boeing 787-9	In progress	~11653 km est.
2026-09-28 21:09 UTC	BAW251	LHR → SCL London → Santiago	G-ZBKC	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	~11759 km est. (3028 km recorded)
2026-09-26 21:49 UTC	BAW251	LHR → SCL London → Santiago	G-ZBKM	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	~11777 km est. (3074 km recorded)
2026-09-24 21:20 UTC	BAW251	LHR → OSL London → Oslo	G-ZBKC	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	~6663 km est. (2784 km recorded)
2026-09-21 21:28 UTC	BAW251	LHR → SCL London → Santiago	G-ZBKC	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	~11754 km est. (1041 km recorded)
2026-09-19 21:24 UTC	BAW251	LHR → SCL London → Santiago	G-ZBKH	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	11852 km
2026-09-17 21:18 UTC	BAW251	LHR → SCL London → Santiago	G-ZBKL	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	~11800 km est. (801 km recorded)
2026-09-12 21:32 UTC	BAW251	LHR → SCL London → Santiago	G-ZBKO	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	~11852 km est. (3149 km recorded)
2026-09-10 21:37 UTC	BAW251	LHR → SCL London → Santiago	G-ZBKG	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	~11834 km est. (3133 km recorded)
2026-09-07 21:19 UTC	BAW251	LHR → SCL London → Santiago	G-ZBKM	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	~11851 km est. (3185 km recorded)
2026-09-05 21:48 UTC	BAW251	LHR → SCL London → Santiago	G-ZBKG	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	~11823 km est. (3160 km recorded)
2026-09-03 21:26 UTC	BAW251	LHR → SCL London → Santiago	G-ZBKO	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	~11852 km est. (3193 km recorded)
2026-08-31 20:56 UTC	BAW251	LHR → SCL London → Santiago	G-ZBKG	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	~11811 km est. (2937 km recorded)
2026-08-29 21:46 UTC	BAW251	LHR → SCL London → Santiago	G-ZBKI	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	~12011 km est. (1071 km recorded)
2026-08-27 22:32 UTC	BAW251	LHR → SCL London → Santiago	G-ZBKI	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	~11757 km est. (2821 km recorded)
2026-08-24 21:36 UTC	BAW251	LHR → SCL London → Santiago	G-ZBKN	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	11928 km
2026-08-22 21:24 UTC	BAW251	LHR → SCL London → Santiago	G-ZBKG	Boeing 787-9	Completed	~12168 km est. (1172 km recorded)
2026-08-17 21:22 UTC	BAW251	LHR → SCL London → Santiago	G-ZBKM	Boeing 787-9	Completed	1547 km
2026-08-15 21:19 UTC	BAW251	LHR → ? London → ?	G-ZBKJ	Boeing 787-9	Completed	1044 km
2026-08-13 21:59 UTC	BAW251	LHR → ? London → ?	G-ZBKF	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	12411 km
2026-08-10 21:19 UTC	BAW251	LHR → ? London → ?	G-ZBKN	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	720 km