Airport punctuality: United Kingdom
Departures from 9 October 2026 to 6 November 2026 at 21 airports in United Kingdom whose official boards publish actual departure times. Updated weekly.
The most punctual airport is Kirkwall (KOI) with 84% of departures on time; the least punctual is London Heathrow (LHR) with 17%.
| # | Airport | On time | Avg. delay | Cancelled | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kirkwall (KOI) | 84% | 10 min | 7.0% | 173 |
| 2 | East Midlands (EMA) | 83% | 11 min | 0.2% | 1027 |
| 3 | Belfast International (BFS) | 78% | 13 min | 0.0% | 786 |
| 4 | Bournemouth (BOH) | 77% | 14 min | 0.5% | 184 |
| 5 | Exeter (EXT) | 76% | 12 min | 1.9% | 156 |
| 6 | Stornoway (SYY) | 74% | 14 min | 4.8% | 100 |
| 7 | London Stansted (STN) | 68% | 19 min | 0.7% | 7389 |
| 8 | Humberside (HUY) | 68% | 17 min | 4.4% | 108 |
| 9 | Southampton (SOU) | 67% | 18 min | 3.7% | 445 |
| 10 | Aberdeen (ABZ) | 65% | 19 min | 4.2% | 942 |
| 11 | Manchester (MAN) | 65% | 20 min | 1.1% | 7846 |
| 12 | Liverpool (LPL) | 62% | 21 min | 0.9% | 1658 |
| 13 | Newcastle (NCL) | 54% | 22 min | 1.1% | 375 |
| 14 | Glasgow (GLA) | 54% | 23 min | 2.1% | 2147 |
| 15 | Inverness (INV) | 53% | 22 min | 2.1% | 236 |
| 16 | Leeds Bradford (LBA) | 52% | 27 min | 4.6% | 622 |
| 17 | Birmingham (BHX) | 50% | 24 min | 0.8% | 1384 |
| 18 | Sumburgh (LSI) | 50% | 32 min | 2.1% | 279 |
| 19 | Edinburgh (EDI) | 46% | 25 min | 1.6% | 4681 |
| 20 | London Gatwick (LGW) | 29% | 33 min | 0.0% | 7576 |
| 21 | London Heathrow (LHR) | 17% | 34 min | 1.5% | 18052 |
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