How often is Eastern Airways delayed at Aberdeen?
5 flights a year cross the 3-hour compensation line
Each one worth £220 per passenger.
In the last 12 months, Eastern Airways operated 537 flights at Aberdeen, and 1.0% were 3 or more hours late, the threshold where £220 per passenger becomes payable.
Punctuality is up on last year: 72.4% of flights ran on time against 67.2% in the twelve months before, and the average delay fell from 19.1 to 13.4 minutes.
| Eastern Airways at Aberdeen, last 12 months | Figure | vs year before |
|---|---|---|
| Flights at Aberdeen | 537 | was 1,879 |
| Ran on time (within 15 min) | 72.4% | ▲ was 67.2% |
| Average delay | 13.4 min | ▼ was 19.1 min |
| 3h+ late (compensation threshold) | 1.0% | - |
| Cancelled | 13.4% | - |
| Flights 3h+ late (a year) | 5 flights/year | - |
The CAA's figures combine arrivals and departures, so this covers traffic both ways, not departures alone.
Eastern Airways at Aberdeen, month by month
Worst month: July 2025, averaging 20.1 minutes.
Eastern Airways' busiest routes at Aberdeen
| Destination | 3h+ % | 3h+ delay pays |
|---|---|---|
| Wick John O Groats | 1.0% | £220 |
| Teesside International Airport | 0.4% | £220 |
| Humberside | 1.6% | £220 |
Your rights on this route
Aberdeen 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.