Flights London → Cairo
LHR → CAI
Route overview
The flight route from London to Cairo operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving an on-time performance rate of 83%. Over the course of six total flights, the average delay is just 7.7 minutes, and these services are carried out using aircraft such as Boeing 767s, Airbus A330-300s, and Boeing 737-800s. The destination airport sees a substantial annual passenger traffic of 31,137,557 passengers.
The London (LHR) → Cairo (CAI) route is operated by British Airways. Across 6 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 12/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Cairo the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from London the average ATFM delay is 1.8 minutes.
Heading to Cairo: what to expect in this direction
Flying from London (LHR) to Cairo (CAI) heads south-east for about 3,533 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 50m.
Departures from London on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 100% of LHR-CAI flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing London the average ATFM delay is 1.8 min (atfm); arriving into Cairo it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 6 tracked LHR-CAI flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 8 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
Flexible on this trip? Compare flights
Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| British Airways (BA) | 77% | 17 min | 2.4% |
Airlines operating LHR-CAI
Frequently asked questions about LHR-CAI
On the London (LHR) -> Cairo (CAI) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 6 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on London-Cairo is 0.00% across 6 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: British Airways.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Cairo, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
The London-Cairo route is about 3,533 km: for a cancellation (with less than 14 days' notice), a delay over 3 hours, or denied boarding, UK261 compensation is £520, barring extraordinary circumstances.
