How often is Air China delayed at Gatwick?
10 flights a year cross the 3-hour compensation line
Each one worth £520 per passenger.
In the last 12 months, Air China operated 1,280 flights at Gatwick, and 0.8% were 3 or more hours late, the threshold where £520 per passenger becomes payable.
Punctuality is up on last year: 83.0% of flights ran on time against 77.7% in the twelve months before, and the average delay fell from 12.6 to 11 minutes.
| Air China at Gatwick, last 12 months | Figure | vs year before |
|---|---|---|
| Flights at Gatwick | 1,280 | was 1,116 |
| Ran on time (within 15 min) | 83.0% | ▲ was 77.7% |
| Average delay | 11 min | ▼ was 12.6 min |
| 3h+ late (compensation threshold) | 0.8% | - |
| Cancelled | 0.2% | - |
| Flights 3h+ late (a year) | 10 flights/year | - |
The CAA's figures combine arrivals and departures, so this covers traffic both ways, not departures alone.
Air China at Gatwick, month by month
Worst month: July 2025, averaging 22.7 minutes.
Air China's busiest routes at Gatwick
| Destination | 3h+ % | 3h+ delay pays |
|---|---|---|
| Shanghai (Pu Dong) | 0.5% | £520 |
| Beijing | 1.2% | £520 |
Your rights on this route
Gatwick is a UK airport, so every flight departing from it is covered by UK261, whichever airline you fly with. Delays of 3 or more hours pay £220 to £520 per passenger depending on how far you were flying, and the table above gives the exact figure for each of these routes. See the full breakdown on the 3-hour rule. If the flight is cancelled instead of delayed, broadly the same amounts apply under different conditions. See cancelled flight compensation.
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Source: UK Civil Aviation Authority punctuality statistics, July 2025 to June 2026. Analysis by CheckFlightCompensation; the CAA is credited as the data source as its publication conditions require. Figures cover the 25 largest UK airports.