Flight information FAQs

It may be because it's too early or too late; or it may be that the flight operator hasn't supplied any information yet.

The flight information pages on this site show all flights due to arrive or depart at Heathrow in the next 12 hours. Flights remain in the list for about two hours after their arrival or departure. The boards in the airport carry the same information, subject to available screen space.

The information shown is based on what airlines tell us about the progress of their flights. Updates can only come from the airline.

If we know in advance about delays or cancellations to arriving flights, we'll display that information. Otherwise, status updates for inbound flights aren't normally available until the aircraft is in the air.

Our flight timetable contains flights up to a year ahead, and shows information including day, time, terminal and aircraft type.