Flights London → Johannesburg
LHR → JNB
Route overview
This flight route connects London to Johannesburg, featuring a high on-time performance rate of 92%. The average delay is minimal at just 2.4 minutes, with the route seeing an active schedule of 14 flights annually. Various aircraft types, including Airbus A380 and Boeing 747-400 models, serve this busy international link to a destination airport that opened in 1952 and currently handles over 21 million passengers per year.
The London (LHR) → Johannesburg (JNB) route is operated by American Airlines, British Airways. Across 14 flights monitored in recent months, 92% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 2 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Johannesburg the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from London the average ATFM delay is 1.8 minutes.
Heading to Johannesburg: what to expect in this direction
Flying from London (LHR) to Johannesburg (JNB) heads south-east for about 9,075 km, a flight time of roughly 11h 46m.
Departures from London on this leg cluster in the evening window: about 100% of LHR-JNB flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing London the average ATFM delay is 1.8 min (atfm); arriving into Johannesburg it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 14 tracked LHR-JNB flights, 92% left on time with an average delay of 2 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| British Airways (BA) | 77% | 17 min | 2.4% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
Airlines operating LHR-JNB
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Frequently asked questions about LHR-JNB
On the London (LHR) -> Johannesburg (JNB) route, on-time performance is 92% with an average delay of 2 minutes, based on 14 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on London-Johannesburg is 0.00% across 14 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, British Airways.
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The London-Johannesburg route is about 9,075 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.
