How much compensation for a delayed United Airlines flight from Heathrow?
£520 each, if you land 4 hours or more late (£260 each at 3 to 4 hours)
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- Flights a year
- 13,702
- Landed on time
- 77.4%
- Land 3 hours or more late
- 233 a year
Last 12 months, CAA data
What you're owed
Everyone with their own seat is paid, children included. About 233 flights a year on this one cross the 3-hour line.
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How bad is it
Does United Airlines get delayed a lot at Heathrow?
1.7% of United Airlines' 13,702 flights a year at Heathrow land 3 hours or more late, which works out at about 233 flights a year crossing the line where the airline has to pay.
When is it worst?
July 2026, when United Airlines flights at Heathrow ran an average of 21.5 minutes late.
See all the numbers for United Airlines at Heathrow
In the last 12 months, United Airlines operated 13,702 flights at Heathrow, and 1.7% were 3 or more hours late, the threshold where £260 each becomes payable, rising to £520 each from 4 hours late.
Flights are landing on time more often than last year: 77.4% ran on time against 76.8% in the twelve months before, and the average delay held at 17 minutes.
| United Airlines at Heathrow, last 12 months | Figure | vs year before |
|---|---|---|
| Flights at Heathrow | 13,702 | was 13,443 |
| Ran on time (within 15 min) | 77.4% | ▲ was 76.8% |
| Average delay | 17 min | no change |
| 3 hours or more late (the line where they pay) | 1.7% | - |
| Cancelled | 1.9% | - |
| Flights 3 hours or more late (a year) | 233 flights/year | - |
The CAA's figures combine arrivals and departures, so this covers traffic both ways, not departures alone.
United Airlines at Heathrow, month by month
Worst month: July 2026, averaging 21.5 minutes.
Route by route
United Airlines' busiest routes at Heathrow
| Destination | Flights | Distance | Avg delay | 3 hours or more late | 4 hours or more pays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York (Newark) | 4,931 | 5,562 km | 20 min | 2.7% | £520each £260 each at 3 to 4 hours |
| Chicago (O'Hare) | 2,149 | 6,344 km | 18.8 min | 1.9% | £520each £260 each at 3 to 4 hours |
| San Francisco | 1,864 | 8,616 km | 12.2 min | 0.8% | £520each £260 each at 3 to 4 hours |
| Houston | 1,450 | 7,787 km | 16 min | 0.8% | £520each £260 each at 3 to 4 hours |
| Washington (Dulles) | 1,433 | 5,902 km | 18.9 min | 1.9% | £520each £260 each at 3 to 4 hours |
| Denver International | 1,141 | 7,497 km | 10.6 min | 0.3% | £520each £260 each at 3 to 4 hours |
| Los Angeles International | 727 | 8,760 km | 11.3 min | 0.8% | £520each £260 each at 3 to 4 hours |
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United Airlines flights at Heathrow
United Airlines flights we saw at Heathrow in the last week. Tap yours, add your date, and we'll check it.
Chicago (O'Hare)
Leaving Heathrow for Chicago (O'Hare) · take-off time
Landing at Heathrow from Chicago (O'Hare) · landing time
Denver International
Leaving Heathrow for Denver International · take-off time
Landing at Heathrow from Denver International · landing time
IAH
Leaving Heathrow for IAH · take-off time
Landing at Heathrow from IAH · landing time
Los Angeles International
Leaving Heathrow for Los Angeles International · take-off time
Landing at Heathrow from Los Angeles International · landing time
New York (Newark)
Leaving Heathrow for New York (Newark) · take-off time
Landing at Heathrow from New York (Newark) · landing time
San Francisco
Leaving Heathrow for San Francisco · take-off time
Landing at Heathrow from San Francisco · landing time
Washington (Dulles)
Leaving Heathrow for Washington (Dulles) · take-off time
Landing at Heathrow from Washington (Dulles) · landing time
Your rights
Your rights on this route
Heathrow is a UK airport, so every flight departing from it is covered by the UK rules, whichever airline you fly with. Delays of 3 hours or more pay £220 to £520 each 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.
Other airlines at Heathrow
Source: UK Civil Aviation Authority punctuality statistics, August 2025 to July 2026. Analysis by CheckFlightCompensation; the CAA is credited as the data source as its publication conditions require. Figures cover the 25 largest UK airports. Methodology and limitations.