LOS to LHR flight delays
353 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · UK Civil Aviation Authority
91.67%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.42%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
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When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
4 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In June it ran 29.4 points more punctual than in June — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
The two directions do not behave alike. LHR to LOS arrives on time 15.4 points less often than the outbound. Delay accumulates through the flying day, so whichever direction is scheduled later tends to carry the worse record — which is an argument for booking the morning departure if the choice exists.
Flights from Lagos to London are among the most dependable in the record. A route this punctual is usually a short hop between airports with slots to spare.
This is a thin route — 353 flights across the whole period. On a route this infrequent a cancellation is far more costly than the rate suggests, because the next departure may not be the same day.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, British Airways arrived on time most often on LOS to LHR. Virgin Atlantic was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in February and worst in June.
Every airline on LOS to LHR
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Airways | 211 | 92.31% | 1.42% | — | A |
| Virgin Atlantic | 142 | 90.71% | 1.41% | — | A |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
LHR to LOS London back to Lagos 76.29% on time COther routes from Lagos
Common questions
Are flights from Lagos to London usually delayed?
91.67% of flights on the LOS to LHR route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 1 in every ten arrived late. That is better than the average route in this record.
Which airline is most on time from Lagos to London?
British Airways, at 92.31% on time across 211 flights. The least punctual on the route was Virgin Atlantic at 90.71%.
How often are LOS to LHR flights cancelled?
1.42% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 14 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Lagos to London?
June, when 100% of flights arrived on time. The worst was June at 70.6%.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on LOS to LHR during January 2025 – August 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →