How bad are delays at Aberdeen Airport?
£220 to £520 each, if you land 3 hours or more late
Aberdeen is one of the 5 best of the 25 biggest UK airports for landing on time.
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What you're owed
£220 to £520each if you land 3 hours or more late
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189 flights a year cross the 3-hour line at Aberdeen
From our own tracking
Recent arrivals into Aberdeen that ran late
Every arrival at Aberdeen we logged running 3 or more hours late, or cancelled, since August. Newest first, and only flights UK or EU rules cover. A cancelled row carries no figure because what it pays turns on the notice you were given. The amount is what UK or EU rules pay that passenger, per person on the booking: usually the full rate for the distance, and half of it on the longest flights that landed between 3 and 4 hours late. Airlines can still dispute a claim by proving the cause was outside their control, so check yours to get the real answer.
KL911
KLM
Amsterdam → Aberdeen International Airport
7 Oct · 08:40
BA1306
British Airways
London → Aberdeen International Airport
6 Oct · 12:35
KL911
KLM
Amsterdam → Aberdeen International Airport
5 Oct · 08:40
SK4611
SAS
Stavanger → Aberdeen International Airport
2 Oct · 09:40
LM31
Loganair
Orkney → Aberdeen International Airport
30 Sept · 08:20
LM35
Loganair
Orkney → Aberdeen International Airport
21 Sept · 15:20
BA1314
British Airways
London → Aberdeen International Airport
21 Sept · 17:40
LM31
Loganair
Orkney → Aberdeen International Airport
11 Sept · 08:20
BA1320
British Airways
London → Aberdeen International Airport
10 Sept · 01:11
BA1312
British Airways
London → Aberdeen International Airport
9 Sept · 16:10
BA1314
British Airways
London → Aberdeen International Airport
9 Sept · 18:25
BA1318
British Airways
London → Aberdeen International Airport
9 Sept · 19:30
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How bad is it
Does Aberdeen get delayed a lot?
No, less than most. It's one of the 5 best of the 25 biggest UK airports for landing on time, with 79.4% of flights arriving within 15 minutes of schedule.
Most delays here are under an hour. About 189 flights a year cross the 3-hour line, which is the point the airline has to pay.
Which airline here is most reliable?
Wideroe Flyveselskap, 90.1% on time across 2,136 flights. Least reliable: Loganair, 77.5%. The full league table is below.
When is it worst?
January 2026, when flights at Aberdeen ran an average of 20.3 minutes late.
See all the numbers for Aberdeen
In the last 12 months, 27,015 flights operated at Aberdeen, and 0.7% were 3 or more hours late, crossing the threshold where £220 to £520 each becomes payable.
Flights are landing on time less often than last year: 79.4% ran on time against 80.2% in the twelve months before, and the average delay rose from 10.8 to 12.2 minutes.
| Aberdeen, last 12 months | Figure | vs year before |
|---|---|---|
| Flights at Aberdeen | 27,015 | was 28,054 |
| Ran on time (within 15 min) | 79.4% | ▼ was 80.2% |
| Average delay | 12.2 min | ▲ was 10.8 min |
| 3 hours or more late (the line where they pay) | 0.7% | - |
| Cancelled | 3.1% | - |
| Flights 3 hours or more late (a year) | 189 flights/year | - |
These are CAA figures for Aberdeen, arrivals and departures combined. Here's how each airline compares below.
Aberdeen, month by month
Worst month: January 2026, averaging 20.3 minutes.
The league table
Airlines at Aberdeen
| Airline | 3 hours or more late | Landed on time |
|---|---|---|
| Loganair | 1.0% | 77.5% |
| British Airways | 0.5% | 81.5% |
| KLM Cityhopper | 0.3% | 79.4% |
| Wideroe Flyveselskap | 0.1% | 90.1% |
| easyJet | 0.9% | 79.0% |
| SAS | <0.5% | 87.8% |
| Ryanair | 0.6% | 86.2% |
| Aer Lingus | 1.1% | 72.9% |
| KLM | <0.5% | 65.8% |
| Eastern Airways | 1.0% | 72.4% |
| TUI Airways | 0.7% | 54.6% |
| Wizz Air | 2.0% | 84.4% |
Where it flies
Routes from Aberdeen
The exact figure for a delay of 3 hours or more on each, worked out from the real distance rather than the range most sites quote.
Your rights
Your rights from Aberdeen
Aberdeen is a UK airport, so every flight departing from it is covered by UK law, whichever airline operates it. Delays of 3 or more hours pay £220 to £520 each depending on distance. See the full breakdown on the 3-hour rule. Cancelled instead of delayed? Broadly the same amounts apply under different conditions. See cancelled flight compensation.
Other UK airports
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. Methodology and limitations.