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(AY) Finnair 5479 Flight Details

On time | Departed

Departure

LHR

London Heathrow Airport, EN, GB

Flight Gate Times

19-Mar-2026

Scheduled

18:00

 GMT

Actual

18:01

 GMT

Total Departure Delay: 1 min

Flight Runway Times

19-Mar-2026

Scheduled

18:10

 GMT

Actual

--

Runway Delay: -

Terminal

5

Gate

B42

Craft Type

Boeing 777-200 / 200ER

772

Flight Time

Scheduled

8h 5m

Arrival

JFK

New York John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY, US

Flight Gate Times

19-Mar-2026

Scheduled

22:05

 EDT

Estimated

22:04

 EDT

Total Arrival Delay: -

Flight Runway Times

19-Mar-2026

Scheduled

21:30

 EDT

Actual

--

Runway Delay: -

Terminal

8

Gate

-

Baggage Claim

-

Tail Number

G-VIIL

Flight Time

Estimated

8h 3m

Flight Notes

Operated by British Airways 179

Also marketed as (AA) American Airlines 6940, (AS) Alaska Airlines 5263, (EI) Aer Lingus 8879, (IB) Iberia 3565

Event Timeline

Time

Date

UTC

Event

Data Updated

19 Mar

18:06

Estimated Gate Departure changed from Mar-19-2026 6:00 PM to Mar-19-2026 6:01 PM

Actual Gate Departure changed to Mar-19-2026 6:01 PM

Status changed from Scheduled to Active

19 Mar

18:03

Estimated Gate Departure changed to Mar-19-2026 6:00 PM

19 Mar

18:02

Tail Number changed to G-VIIL

19 Mar

17:34

Estimated Gate Arrival changed to Mar-19-2026 10:04 PM

19 Mar

15:04

Departure Gate changed to B42

18 Mar

18:15

Actual Equipment changed from 777 to 772

18 Mar

18:01

Scheduled Runway Departure changed to Mar-19-2026 6:10 PM

Scheduled Runway Arrival changed to Mar-19-2026 9:30 PM

Actual Equipment changed to 777

16 Mar

18:14

16 Mar

18:14

Scheduled Gate Departure changed to Mar-19-2026 6:00 PM

Scheduled Gate Arrival changed to Mar-19-2026 10:05 PM

Departure Terminal changed to 5

Arrival Terminal changed to 8

Scheduled Equipment changed to 777