How often is British Airways delayed at Gatwick?
307 flights a year cross the 3-hour compensation line
Each one worth £220 to £520 per passenger.
In the last 12 months, British Airways operated 34,117 flights at Gatwick, and 0.9% were 3 or more hours late, the threshold where £220 to £520 per passenger becomes payable.
Punctuality is up on last year: 68.4% of flights ran on time against 60.9% in the twelve months before, and the average delay fell from 25.5 to 19.5 minutes.
| British Airways at Gatwick, last 12 months | Figure | vs year before |
|---|---|---|
| Flights at Gatwick | 34,117 | was 32,637 |
| Ran on time (within 15 min) | 68.4% | ▲ was 60.9% |
| Average delay | 19.5 min | ▼ was 25.5 min |
| 3h+ late (compensation threshold) | 0.9% | - |
| Cancelled | 0.9% | - |
| Flights 3h+ late (a year) | 307 flights/year | - |
The CAA's figures combine arrivals and departures, so this covers traffic both ways, not departures alone.
British Airways at Gatwick, month by month
Worst month: July 2025, averaging 32 minutes.
British Airways' busiest routes at Gatwick
| Destination | 3h+ % | 3h+ delay pays |
|---|---|---|
| Malaga | 1.7% | £350 |
| Faro | 0.9% | £350 |
| Jersey | 0.4% | £220 |
| Malta | 0.9% | £350 |
| Orlando | 0.8% | £520 |
| Marrakesh | 0.4% | £350 |
| Tenerife South (Reina Sofia) | 0.2% | £350 |
| Oporto (Portugal) | 0.2% | £220 |
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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Other airlines at Gatwick
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.