How often are these flights late or cancelled?
Gibraltar
In the twelve months from July 2025 to June 2026, 24.7% of 1,445 movements arriving into the UK were disrupted — more than fifteen minutes late or cancelled at short notice.
Put the other way round, 75.3% of 1,445 movements met the fifteen-minute convention. These are historical observations, not a forecast.
Definitions, denominators and limits
Arrivals into UK reporting airports only unless labelled departures. Denominator: operated movements plus short-notice cancellations (M+C). A movement is not a scheduled flight. Unmatched records are data quality, not outcomes. Cells below twenty movements are suppressed; twenty to forty-nine are descriptive and not ranked.
Source: CAA punctuality statistics · snapshot 17/08/2026 10:24 · method route-record-v2.1 · Versioned claims, formulas and entity mapping.
0 operations (0.00%) excluded because their published percentages could not be reconciled to whole numbers. Excluded operations enter neither the numerator nor the denominator. Outcome figures and comparisons are unavailable when the excluded share exceeds fifteen percent.
The four numbers at a glance
24.7% of 1,445 movements were disrupted over July 2025 to June 2026.
Average delay covers delayed movements only. Its range reflects rounded source means and the unknown count of exactly punctual movements.
| Disruption | Short-notice cancellations | Delay among delayed movements | Over three hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24.7% of 1,445 movements | 2.1% of 1,445 movements | 37.1–79.3 minutes; delayed denominator 326–659 | 1.4% of 1,445 movements |
Definitions, denominators and limits
Arrivals into UK reporting airports only unless labelled departures. Denominator: operated movements plus short-notice cancellations (M+C). A movement is not a scheduled flight. Unmatched records are data quality, not outcomes. Cells below twenty movements are suppressed; twenty to forty-nine are descriptive and not ranked.
When late, how late?
1.4% of 1,445 movements passed the three-hour mark.
The ladder shows how many movements crossed each threshold. Cancellations are separate: 2.1% of 1,445 movements.
| Delay | Share and sample | One event per movements |
|---|---|---|
| More than 15 minutes | 22.6% of 1,445 movements | 4.4 |
| More than 30 minutes | 13.3% of 1,445 movements | 7.5 |
| More than 60 minutes | 6.4% of 1,445 movements | 15.7 |
| More than 120 minutes | 3.0% of 1,445 movements | 33.6 |
| More than 180 minutes | 1.4% of 1,445 movements | 72.2 |
| More than 360 minutes | 0.2% of 1,445 movements | 481.7 |
Definitions, denominators and limits
Arrivals into UK reporting airports only unless labelled departures. Denominator: operated movements plus short-notice cancellations (M+C). A movement is not a scheduled flight. Unmatched records are data quality, not outcomes. Cells below twenty movements are suppressed; twenty to forty-nine are descriptive and not ranked.
Slightly late or occasionally a disaster?
3.0% of 1,445 movements passed two hours.
The histogram shows the published delay bands. Bucket shares use all reported operations, including unmatched records; cancellations are reported separately.
Definitions, denominators and limits
Arrivals into UK reporting airports only unless labelled departures. Denominator: operated movements plus short-notice cancellations (M+C). A movement is not a scheduled flight. Unmatched records are data quality, not outcomes. Cells below twenty movements are suppressed; twenty to forty-nine are descriptive and not ranked.
Better or worse since the start of the archive?
Best month: May 2021, 6.9% of 58 movements. Worst month: Jun 2023, 51.0% of 153 movements.
The line traces every month. Lower disruption is better; gaps are never zeros. Pandemic readings describe a different operating regime.
Every monthly observation
| Month | Disruption on arrivals |
|---|---|
| Jan 2018 | 18.1% of 72 movements |
| Feb 2018 | 11.4% of 79 movements |
| Mar 2018 | 37.1% of 89 movements |
| Apr 2018 | 39.0% of 118 movements |
| May 2018 | 24.4% of 127 movements |
| Jun 2018 | 30.3% of 142 movements |
| Jul 2018 | 26.8% of 153 movements |
| Aug 2018 | 26.5% of 155 movements |
| Sep 2018 | 20.6% of 141 movements |
| Oct 2018 | 35.5% of 110 movements |
| Nov 2018 | 24.2% of 95 movements |
| Dec 2018 | 27.7% of 119 movements |
| Jan 2019 | 13.9% of 101 movements |
| Feb 2019 | 14.7% of 109 movements |
| Mar 2019 | 25.4% of 118 movements |
| Apr 2019 | 21.9% of 146 movements |
| May 2019 | 19.4% of 170 movements |
| Jun 2019 | 29.9% of 167 movements |
| Jul 2019 | 37.2% of 172 movements |
| Aug 2019 | 37.4% of 174 movements |
| Sep 2019 | 37.1% of 167 movements |
| Oct 2019 | 22.2% of 162 movements |
| Nov 2019 | 10.3% of 97 movements |
| Dec 2019 | 26.7% of 101 movements |
| Jan 2020 | 18.1% of 83 movements |
| Feb 2020 | 35.4% of 96 movements |
| Mar 2020 | 30.7% of 88 movements |
| Apr 2020 | suppressed: fewer than twenty movements |
| May 2020 | 20.0% of 20 movements — small sample, not ranked |
| Jun 2020 | suppressed: fewer than twenty movements |
| Jul 2020 | 11.1% of 27 movements — small sample, not ranked |
| Aug 2020 | 14.5% of 110 movements |
| Sep 2020 | 10.6% of 104 movements |
| Oct 2020 | 7.2% of 97 movements |
| Nov 2020 | 14.3% of 28 movements — small sample, not ranked |
| Dec 2020 | 27.6% of 58 movements |
| Jan 2021 | 32.1% of 28 movements — small sample, not ranked |
| Feb 2021 | suppressed: fewer than twenty movements |
| Mar 2021 | suppressed: fewer than twenty movements |
| Apr 2021 | 5.0% of 20 movements — small sample, not ranked |
| May 2021 | 6.9% of 58 movements |
| Jun 2021 | 10.2% of 137 movements |
| Jul 2021 | 11.4% of 184 movements |
| Aug 2021 | 14.9% of 202 movements |
| Sep 2021 | 13.0% of 184 movements |
| Oct 2021 | 11.6% of 155 movements |
| Nov 2021 | 15.2% of 79 movements |
| Dec 2021 | 17.8% of 90 movements |
| Jan 2022 | 12.3% of 65 movements |
| Feb 2022 | 13.0% of 69 movements |
| Mar 2022 | 17.8% of 101 movements |
| Apr 2022 | 29.5% of 149 movements |
| May 2022 | 35.8% of 162 movements |
| Jun 2022 | 40.9% of 149 movements |
| Jul 2022 | 39.8% of 161 movements |
| Aug 2022 | 31.8% of 151 movements |
| Sep 2022 | 34.8% of 164 movements |
| Oct 2022 | 34.1% of 170 movements |
| Nov 2022 | 15.4% of 91 movements |
| Dec 2022 | 44.0% of 84 movements |
| Jan 2023 | 23.0% of 74 movements |
| Feb 2023 | 21.5% of 79 movements |
| Mar 2023 | 36.6% of 101 movements |
| Apr 2023 | 34.6% of 153 movements |
| May 2023 | 42.9% of 161 movements |
| Jun 2023 | 51.0% of 153 movements |
| Jul 2023 | 40.5% of 163 movements |
| Aug 2023 | 49.1% of 161 movements |
| Sep 2023 | 45.7% of 162 movements |
| Oct 2023 | 40.3% of 159 movements |
| Nov 2023 | 33.3% of 96 movements |
| Dec 2023 | 37.8% of 98 movements |
| Jan 2024 | 30.0% of 70 movements |
| Feb 2024 | 30.1% of 83 movements |
| Mar 2024 | 36.4% of 99 movements |
| Apr 2024 | 34.4% of 128 movements |
| May 2024 | 26.2% of 130 movements |
| Jun 2024 | 32.1% of 137 movements |
| Jul 2024 | 36.0% of 136 movements |
| Aug 2024 | 35.7% of 143 movements |
| Sep 2024 | 43.1% of 130 movements |
| Oct 2024 | 37.1% of 124 movements |
| Nov 2024 | 11.3% of 97 movements |
| Dec 2024 | 35.0% of 100 movements |
| Jan 2025 | 22.9% of 83 movements |
| Feb 2025 | 14.6% of 89 movements |
| Mar 2025 | 33.0% of 103 movements |
| Apr 2025 | 23.1% of 121 movements |
| May 2025 | 22.8% of 127 movements |
| Jun 2025 | 19.4% of 134 movements |
| Jul 2025 | 37.2% of 148 movements |
| Aug 2025 | 22.1% of 145 movements |
| Sep 2025 | 31.6% of 133 movements |
| Oct 2025 | 22.1% of 131 movements |
| Nov 2025 | 19.8% of 106 movements |
| Dec 2025 | 22.9% of 109 movements |
| Jan 2026 | 26.5% of 83 movements |
| Feb 2026 | 24.7% of 85 movements |
| Mar 2026 | 28.1% of 121 movements |
| Apr 2026 | 15.6% of 128 movements |
| May 2026 | 19.7% of 132 movements |
| Jun 2026 | 24.2% of 124 movements |
Definitions, denominators and limits
Arrivals into UK reporting airports only unless labelled departures. Denominator: operated movements plus short-notice cancellations (M+C). A movement is not a scheduled flight. Unmatched records are data quality, not outcomes. Cells below twenty movements are suppressed; twenty to forty-nine are descriptive and not ranked.
What did the big disruptions do here?
Each event is compared with the twelve preceding calendar months and the first later return to baseline.
A worse month is not proof the named event caused it. The open data carry no delay-cause field. Recovery is observed for at most eight subsequent months.
| Event | Direction | Disruption that month | Baseline before | Return to baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pandemic regime · Jun 2020 | Arrivals | suppressed: fewer than twenty movements | no complete baseline | not enough data: needs a complete baseline and a publishable event month |
| Pandemic regime · Jun 2020 | Departures | suppressed: fewer than twenty movements | no complete baseline | not enough data: needs a complete baseline and a publishable event month |
| Summer 2022 breakdown · Jul 2022 | Arrivals | 39.8% of 161 movements | 19.4% across 1,589 flights | returned after 4 months |
| Summer 2022 breakdown · Jul 2022 | Departures | 46.3% of 162 movements | 21.8% across 1,607 flights | returned after 4 months |
| NATS system failure · Aug 2023 | Arrivals | 49.1% of 161 movements | 34.2% across 1,544 flights | returned after 3 months |
| NATS system failure · Aug 2023 | Departures | 40.1% of 162 movements | 32.7% across 1,552 flights | returned after 2 months |
| Heathrow fire closure · Mar 2025 | Arrivals | 33.0% of 103 movements | 30.4% across 1,396 flights | returned the next month |
| Heathrow fire closure · Mar 2025 | Departures | 20.8% of 106 movements | 24.4% across 1,405 flights | returned the next month |
Definitions, denominators and limits
Arrivals into UK reporting airports only unless labelled departures. Denominator: operated movements plus short-notice cancellations (M+C). A movement is not a scheduled flight. Unmatched records are data quality, not outcomes. Cells below twenty movements are suppressed; twenty to forty-nine are descriptive and not ranked.
Which time of year has been hardest?
Highest median: Jul, 37.2% across 6 months. Lowest median: Feb, 14.7% across 7 months.
Even the same calendar month differs across years. This is a record, not a forecast; pandemic years are excluded from the summaries.
Each cell is one calendar month of one year; the number is the share of that month’s arrivals that were disrupted. Darker means worse. A blank cell means no published data, not zero.
Month-by-month table: median, observed range and sample
| Month | Median | Observed range | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22.9% | 12.3–30.0% | 7 months, 548 flights |
| Feb | 14.7% | 11.4–30.1% | 7 months, 593 flights |
| Mar | 33.0% | 17.8–37.1% | 7 months, 732 flights |
| Apr | 29.5% | 15.6–39.0% | 7 months, 943 flights |
| May | 24.4% | 19.4–42.9% | 7 months, 1,009 flights |
| Jun | 30.3% | 19.4–51.0% | 7 months, 1,006 flights |
| Jul | 37.2% | 26.8–40.5% | 6 months, 933 flights |
| Aug | 33.7% | 22.1–49.1% | 6 months, 929 flights |
| Sep | 35.9% | 20.6–45.7% | 6 months, 897 flights |
| Oct | 34.8% | 22.1–40.3% | 6 months, 856 flights |
| Nov | 17.6% | 10.3–33.3% | 6 months, 582 flights |
| Dec | 31.4% | 22.9–44.0% | 6 months, 611 flights |
Definitions, denominators and limits
Arrivals into UK reporting airports only unless labelled departures. Denominator: operated movements plus short-notice cancellations (M+C). A movement is not a scheduled flight. Unmatched records are data quality, not outcomes. Cells below twenty movements are suppressed; twenty to forty-nine are descriptive and not ranked.
Which routes have the best and worst record?
Lowest disruption: BRS ↔ GIBRALTAR, 18.5% of 108 movements. Highest disruption: BHX ↔ GIBRALTAR, 42.0% of 100 movements.
The airline table uses this carrier on each route; airport and country tables combine carriers. Each figure is arrivals into its UK airport. Only sufficiently large exact samples enter the ordered comparison.
All route comparisons and sample flags
| Route | Disruption | Cancellations | Sample flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRS ↔ GIBRALTAR | 18.5% of 108 movements | no events in 108 movements | descriptive comparison |
| Heathrow ↔ Gibraltar | 20.7% of 648 movements | 1.4% of 648 movements | descriptive comparison |
| LGW ↔ GIBRALTAR | 23.9% of 376 movements | 3.5% of 376 movements | descriptive comparison |
| MAN ↔ GIBRALTAR | 33.5% of 212 movements | 2.8% of 212 movements | descriptive comparison |
| BHX ↔ GIBRALTAR | 42.0% of 100 movements | 3.0% of 100 movements | descriptive comparison |
Definitions, denominators and limits
Arrivals into UK reporting airports only unless labelled departures. Denominator: operated movements plus short-notice cancellations (M+C). A movement is not a scheduled flight. Unmatched records are data quality, not outcomes. Cells below twenty movements are suppressed; twenty to forty-nine are descriptive and not ranked.
Which UK airports appear in this record?
5 published groups have enough arrivals to describe.
These operations are not matched for season, aircraft or time of day. The table makes no causal comparison.
| UK airport | Disruption | Sample flag |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | 42.0% of 100 movements | descriptive comparison |
| Bristol | 18.5% of 108 movements | descriptive comparison |
| Gatwick | 23.9% of 376 movements | descriptive comparison |
| Heathrow | 20.7% of 648 movements | descriptive comparison |
| Manchester | 33.5% of 212 movements | descriptive comparison |
Definitions, denominators and limits
Arrivals into UK reporting airports only unless labelled departures. Denominator: operated movements plus short-notice cancellations (M+C). A movement is not a scheduled flight. Unmatched records are data quality, not outcomes. Cells below twenty movements are suppressed; twenty to forty-nine are descriptive and not ranked.
Arrivals vs departures
24.7% of 1,445 movements arrivals were disrupted, against 19.2% of 1,460 movements departures.
The directions have separate denominators. A departure delay does not establish late arrival at the final destination; legal conditions differ by direction and carrier.
Definitions, denominators and limits
Arrivals into UK reporting airports only unless labelled departures. Denominator: operated movements plus short-notice cancellations (M+C). A movement is not a scheduled flight. Unmatched records are data quality, not outcomes. Cells below twenty movements are suppressed; twenty to forty-nine are descriptive and not ranked.
Movements past the three-hour mark
1.4% of 1,445 movements were more than three hours late over July 2025 to June 2026.
Cancellation is counted separately and is not a three-hour delay. Monthly counts cannot establish a passenger claim.
Definitions, denominators and limits
Arrivals into UK reporting airports only unless labelled departures. Denominator: operated movements plus short-notice cancellations (M+C). A movement is not a scheduled flight. Unmatched records are data quality, not outcomes. Cells below twenty movements are suppressed; twenty to forty-nine are descriptive and not ranked.
Facts about this record
Gibraltar appears from Jan 2018 to Jun 2026 with 11,545 arrivals.
The bounds describe the published record, not every commercial service. Final point is not necessarily a nonstop destination.
Archive route pairs: 20.
Definitions, denominators and limits
Arrivals into UK reporting airports only unless labelled departures. Denominator: operated movements plus short-notice cancellations (M+C). A movement is not a scheduled flight. Unmatched records are data quality, not outcomes. Cells below twenty movements are suppressed; twenty to forty-nine are descriptive and not ranked.
What this data cannot tell you
Delay cause, individual passenger experience, commercial decisions and future performance are not established here.
Also absent are aircraft type, within-month time-of-day splits and cancellations made ahead of the short-notice reporting window.
0 operations (0.00%) excluded because their published percentages could not be reconciled to whole numbers. Excluded operations enter neither the numerator nor the denominator. Outcome figures and comparisons are unavailable when the excluded share exceeds fifteen percent.
Definitions, denominators and limits
Arrivals into UK reporting airports only unless labelled departures. Denominator: operated movements plus short-notice cancellations (M+C). A movement is not a scheduled flight. Unmatched records are data quality, not outcomes. Cells below twenty movements are suppressed; twenty to forty-nine are descriptive and not ranked.
Quick answers
These answers use the same populations and window as the tables above.
Every percentage retains its denominator.
How disrupted are these arrivals?
24.7% of 1,445 movements over July 2025 to June 2026.
How often are they cancelled?
2.1% of 1,445 movements at short notice.
How late is late?
37.1–79.3 minutes; delayed denominator 326–659
Are services improving?
The monthly line records past changes; it is not a forecast or a causal comparison.
Which routes are compared?
The route table uses separately identified UK airport and final-point pairs, with small samples flagged.
Does this cover my flight?
Only published aggregate movements; the circumstances of any individual flight are unknown.
Definitions, denominators and limits
Arrivals into UK reporting airports only unless labelled departures. Denominator: operated movements plus short-notice cancellations (M+C). A movement is not a scheduled flight. Unmatched records are data quality, not outcomes. Cells below twenty movements are suppressed; twenty to forty-nine are descriptive and not ranked.
How this was calculated
Source: CAA punctuality statistics · snapshot 17/08/2026 10:24 · method route-record-v2.1 · Versioned claims, formulas and entity mapping.
Integer bucket counts are recovered from rounding intervals over D=M+C+U with their sum constrained to M. Ambiguous counts remain ranges; failed reconciliation is quarantined.
Definitions, denominators and limits
Arrivals into UK reporting airports only unless labelled departures. Denominator: operated movements plus short-notice cancellations (M+C). A movement is not a scheduled flight. Unmatched records are data quality, not outcomes. Cells below twenty movements are suppressed; twenty to forty-nine are descriptive and not ranked.
Your trip has already gone wrong
The monthly line and events table show whether your month was typical or unusual in the published record.
Nothing here decides an individual case or what a passenger may be owed.
CAA: the official route to complainDefinitions, denominators and limits
Arrivals into UK reporting airports only unless labelled departures. Denominator: operated movements plus short-notice cancellations (M+C). A movement is not a scheduled flight. Unmatched records are data quality, not outcomes. Cells below twenty movements are suppressed; twenty to forty-nine are descriptive and not ranked.