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BA171 British Airways - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about British Airways flight BA171, which currently operates between the airports of London - London Heathrow Airport (Airport Code LHR) and Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh International Airport (Airport Code PIT).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Thursday, January 08, 2026.

BA171 On Time performance:
69
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays

Flight Status

BA171 British Airways from London

Airline information

British Airways
British Airways

Departure

London (LHR)
January 05, 2026
London Heathrow Airport

Arrival

Pittsburgh (PIT)
January 05, 2026
Pittsburgh International Airport
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Codeshare Flights

This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:

- AA6961 - American Airlines

- AY5421 - Finnair

- EI8871 - Aer Lingus

- IB3811 - Iberia

- MH9961 - Malaysia Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight BA171?
The flight BA171 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight BA171?
The distance between the two airports is 3712 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight BA171?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 08:20 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 08:17 hours.

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 London: 2026-01-08 08:35:53
Current Time in Pittsburgh: 2026-01-08 03:35:53

Alternative Flights

British Airways is the only airline operating the route from London to Pittsburgh.

Punctuality and delays

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from October 02, 2025 to December 31, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 62
On Time: 43 ( 69 % )
Moderate Delay: 13 ( 21 % )
Significant Delay: 4 ( 6 % )
Major Delay: 2 ( 3 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 13 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from July 02, 2025 to December 31, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by day of the week: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per day, and average delay per day.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from January 03, 2025 to December 31, 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 BA171

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Wednesday
07 January
04:08 pm
London (LHR)
07:22 pm
Pittsburgh (PIT)
08h 14min
Boeing 787-8
Boeing 787-8
Landed - On-time
Monday
05 January
04:00 pm
London (LHR)
07:31 pm
Pittsburgh (PIT)
08h 31min
Boeing 787-8
Boeing 787-8
Landed - On-time
Saturday
03 January
04:08 pm
London (LHR)
07:12 pm
Pittsburgh (PIT)
08h 04min
Boeing 787-10
Boeing 787-10
Landed - On-time
Friday
02 January
03:56 pm
London (LHR)
07:29 pm
Pittsburgh (PIT)
08h 33min
Boeing 787-8
Boeing 787-8
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
31 December
03:59 pm
London (LHR)
07:23 pm
Pittsburgh (PIT)
08h 24min
Boeing 787-8
Boeing 787-8
Landed - On-time
Monday
29 December
03:54 pm
London (LHR)
06:48 pm
Pittsburgh (PIT)
07h 54min
Boeing 787-8
Boeing 787-8
Landed - On-time
Saturday
27 December
04:17 pm
London (LHR)
07:05 pm
Pittsburgh (PIT)
07h 48min
Boeing 787-8
Boeing 787-8
Landed - On-time
Friday
26 December
03:57 pm
London (LHR)
06:57 pm
Pittsburgh (PIT)
08h 00min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
24 December
04:08 pm
London (LHR)
06:54 pm
Pittsburgh (PIT)
07h 46min
Boeing 787-8
Boeing 787-8
Landed - On-time
Monday
22 December
03:54 pm
London (LHR)
06:53 pm
Pittsburgh (PIT)
07h 59min
Boeing 787-8
Boeing 787-8
Landed - On-time