CheckFlightCompensation

Every major UK airport, ranked by on-time performance

25 UK airports covered Best: Liverpool (John Lennon) at 81.1% on time Worst: Manchester at 62.9% on time
Airport On-time % 3h+ %
Heathrow 76.1% 0.5%
Gatwick 70.0% 0.6%
Manchester 62.9% 0.6%
Stansted 70.6% 0.5%
Edinburgh 70.8% 0.5%
Luton 72.8% 0.6%
Birmingham 67.8% 0.6%
Bristol 71.0% 0.5%
Glasgow 76.8% 0.4%
London City 73.9% 0.3%
Belfast International 78.0% 0.6%
Newcastle 73.7% 0.4%
Liverpool (John Lennon) 81.1% 0.4%
Leeds Bradford 72.9% 0.6%
Belfast City (George Best) 76.7% 0.7%
Aberdeen 79.4% 0.7%
East Midlands International 74.5% 0.5%
Southampton 75.0% 0.8%
Jersey 76.0% 0.9%
Bournemouth 68.6% 0.4%
Isle of Man 76.4% 0.7%
Cardiff Wales 69.5% 0.8%
Exeter 71.7% 0.6%
Southend 79.8% 0.3%
Teesside International Airport 73.9% 0.6%

The UK's 25 largest airports, covering July 2025 to June 2026. Click any airport for the full airline league table, month-by-month delays, and what your rights are if you fly from there.

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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.