Flights Salzburg → London
SZG → LGW
Route overview
The flight route from Salzburg to London operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving an on-time performance rate of 80%. Over the course of five total flights, the average delay is just 4.2 minutes, and these journeys are conducted using a Boeing 737-400 aircraft. The destination airport sees approximately 40,899,000 passengers annually, highlighting its significance as a major travel hub.
The Salzburg (SZG) → London (LGW) route is operated by British Airways. Across 5 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 4 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 13.9/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At London the average ATFM delay is 1.8 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Salzburg the average ATFM delay is 0.0 minutes.
Heading to London: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Salzburg (SZG) to London (LGW) heads north-west for about 1,022 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 42m.
Departures from Salzburg on this leg cluster in the evening window: about 60% of SZG-LGW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Salzburg the average ATFM delay is 0.0 min (ATC pre-departure); arriving into London it is 1.8 min (atfm).
Across 5 tracked SZG-LGW flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 4 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| British Airways (BA) | 77% | 17 min | 2.4% |
Airlines operating SZG-LGW
Frequently asked questions about SZG-LGW
On the Salzburg (SZG) -> London (LGW) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 4 minutes, based on 5 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Salzburg-London is 0.00% across 5 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: British Airways.
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The Salzburg-London route is about 1,022 km: for a cancellation (with less than 14 days' notice), a delay over 3 hours, or denied boarding, EU261 compensation is €250, barring extraordinary circumstances.
