UK FLIGHT DELAY INDEX

derived from CAA punctuality statistics for UK reporting airports

How often are these flights late or cancelled?

Singapore

In the twelve months from July 2025 to June 2026, 18.9% of 2,462 movements arriving into the UK were disrupted — more than fifteen minutes late or cancelled at short notice.

Put the other way round, 81.1% of 2,462 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

18.9% of 2,462 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.

DisruptionShort-notice cancellationsDelay among delayed movementsOver three hours
18.9% of 2,462 movements0.2% of 2,462 movements22.3–55.8 minutes; delayed denominator 462–1,0470.4% of 2,462 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?

0.4% of 2,462 movements passed the three-hour mark.

The ladder shows how many movements crossed each threshold. Cancellations are separate: 0.2% of 2,462 movements.

DelayShare and sampleOne event per movements
More than 15 minutes18.8% of 2,462 movements5.3
More than 30 minutes8.5% of 2,462 movements11.7
More than 60 minutes2.4% of 2,462 movements41.7
More than 120 minutes0.7% of 2,462 movements144.8
More than 180 minutes0.4% of 2,462 movements273.6
More than 360 minutes0.1% of 2,462 movements820.7
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?

0.7% of 2,462 movements passed two hours.

The histogram shows the published delay bands. Bucket shares use all reported operations, including unmatched records; cancellations are reported separately.

Nine delay buckets, minutes; share of all recorded operations>15 early67627.5%15–1 early73529.9%0–15 late58523.8%16–3025210.2%31–601516.1%61…120421.7%121…18080.3%181…36060.2%>36030.1%D=2,462
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: Jan 2021, no events in 57 movements. Worst month: Oct 2021, 86.2% of 116 movements.

The line traces every month. Lower disruption is better; gaps are never zeros. Pandemic readings describe a different operating regime.

Monthly disruption share; gaps mean no published dataJan 2018: 23.6%; sample: 1952018Feb 2018: 14.8%; sample: 176Mar 2018: 26.6%; sample: 199Apr 2018: 34.0%; sample: 188May 2018: 16.4%; sample: 195Jun 2018: 18.4%; sample: 190Jul 2018: 14.4%; sample: 195Aug 2018: 13.4%; sample: 194Sep 2018: 23.3%; sample: 189Oct 2018: 30.8%; sample: 195Nov 2018: 12.2%; sample: 188Dec 2018: 21.9%; sample: 192Jan 2019: 26.6%; sample: 1842019Feb 2019: 25.3%; sample: 158Mar 2019: 44.4%; sample: 178Apr 2019: 65.5%; sample: 171May 2019: 39.5%; sample: 177Jun 2019: 21.5%; sample: 172Jul 2019: 25.4%; sample: 177Aug 2019: 23.7%; sample: 177Sep 2019: 25.9%; sample: 170Oct 2019: 24.9%; sample: 177Nov 2019: 2.3%; sample: 172Dec 2019: 14.5%; sample: 173Jan 2020: 33.1%; sample: 1722020Feb 2020: 36.4%; sample: 165Mar 2020: 9.9%; sample: 162Apr 2020: suppressed: fewer than twenty movements×May 2020: suppressed: fewer than twenty movements×Jun 2020: 11.1%; sample: 27Jul 2020: 12.5%; sample: 32Aug 2020: 12.5%; sample: 48Sep 2020: 3.4%; sample: 59Oct 2020: 14.5%; sample: 69Nov 2020: 3.4%; sample: 58Dec 2020: 4.0%; sample: 75Jan 2021: 0.0%; sample: 572021Feb 2021: 5.6%; sample: 54Mar 2021: 9.2%; sample: 65Apr 2021: 24.2%; sample: 62May 2021: 8.0%; sample: 75Jun 2021: 2.2%; sample: 93Jul 2021: 1.9%; sample: 105Aug 2021: 40.9%; sample: 110Sep 2021: 79.6%; sample: 108Oct 2021: 86.2%; sample: 116Nov 2021: 43.3%; sample: 120Dec 2021: 15.9%; sample: 132Jan 2022: 16.9%; sample: 1242022Feb 2022: 31.2%; sample: 112Mar 2022: 74.0%; sample: 123Apr 2022: 69.9%; sample: 103May 2022: 61.3%; sample: 106Jun 2022: 46.7%; sample: 137Jul 2022: 29.2%; sample: 144Aug 2022: 19.7%; sample: 142Sep 2022: 51.8%; sample: 137Oct 2022: 71.6%; sample: 141Nov 2022: 17.4%; sample: 161Dec 2022: 22.4%; sample: 174Jan 2023: 32.0%; sample: 1752023Feb 2023: 34.6%; sample: 156Mar 2023: 36.2%; sample: 174Apr 2023: 77.2%; sample: 171May 2023: 52.8%; sample: 178Jun 2023: 34.9%; sample: 172Jul 2023: 32.8%; sample: 177Aug 2023: 9.0%; sample: 178Sep 2023: 28.7%; sample: 171Oct 2023: 75.4%; sample: 179Nov 2023: 35.1%; sample: 171Dec 2023: 45.1%; sample: 182Jan 2024: 54.5%; sample: 1912024Feb 2024: 44.9%; sample: 176Mar 2024: 21.8%; sample: 193Apr 2024: 72.4%; sample: 174May 2024: 79.7%; sample: 177Jun 2024: 65.0%; sample: 180Jul 2024: 16.1%; sample: 199Aug 2024: 39.2%; sample: 199Sep 2024: 44.0%; sample: 193Oct 2024: 60.4%; sample: 197Nov 2024: 32.0%; sample: 181Dec 2024: 31.0%; sample: 197Jan 2025: 28.6%; sample: 1992025Feb 2025: 36.5%; sample: 181Mar 2025: 22.5%; sample: 200Apr 2025: 47.0%; sample: 202May 2025: 31.2%; sample: 208Jun 2025: 48.0%; sample: 202Jul 2025: 23.0%; sample: 209Aug 2025: 5.7%; sample: 210Sep 2025: 21.8%; sample: 202Oct 2025: 33.7%; sample: 208Nov 2025: 5.4%; sample: 202Dec 2025: 14.6%; sample: 205Jan 2026: 20.6%; sample: 1942026Feb 2026: 19.6%; sample: 163Mar 2026: 9.6%; sample: 218Apr 2026: 34.1%; sample: 214May 2026: 18.9%; sample: 222Jun 2026: 20.0%; sample: 215Pandemic regime Jun 2020Summer 2022 breakdown Jul 2022NATS system failure Aug 2023Heathrow fire closure Mar 2025100%0%
Every monthly observation
MonthDisruption on arrivals
Jan 201823.6% of 195 movements
Feb 201814.8% of 176 movements
Mar 201826.6% of 199 movements
Apr 201834.0% of 188 movements
May 201816.4% of 195 movements
Jun 201818.4% of 190 movements
Jul 201814.4% of 195 movements
Aug 201813.4% of 194 movements
Sep 201823.3% of 189 movements
Oct 201830.8% of 195 movements
Nov 201812.2% of 188 movements
Dec 201821.9% of 192 movements
Jan 201926.6% of 184 movements
Feb 201925.3% of 158 movements
Mar 201944.4% of 178 movements
Apr 201965.5% of 171 movements
May 201939.5% of 177 movements
Jun 201921.5% of 172 movements
Jul 201925.4% of 177 movements
Aug 201923.7% of 177 movements
Sep 201925.9% of 170 movements
Oct 201924.9% of 177 movements
Nov 20192.3% of 172 movements
Dec 201914.5% of 173 movements
Jan 202033.1% of 172 movements
Feb 202036.4% of 165 movements
Mar 20209.9% of 162 movements
Apr 2020suppressed: fewer than twenty movements
May 2020suppressed: fewer than twenty movements
Jun 202011.1% of 27 movements — small sample, not ranked
Jul 202012.5% of 32 movements — small sample, not ranked
Aug 202012.5% of 48 movements — small sample, not ranked
Sep 20203.4% of 59 movements
Oct 202014.5% of 69 movements
Nov 20203.4% of 58 movements
Dec 20204.0% of 75 movements
Jan 2021no events in 57 movements
Feb 20215.6% of 54 movements
Mar 20219.2% of 65 movements
Apr 202124.2% of 62 movements
May 20218.0% of 75 movements
Jun 20212.2% of 93 movements
Jul 20211.9% of 105 movements
Aug 202140.9% of 110 movements
Sep 202179.6% of 108 movements
Oct 202186.2% of 116 movements
Nov 202143.3% of 120 movements
Dec 202115.9% of 132 movements
Jan 202216.9% of 124 movements
Feb 202231.2% of 112 movements
Mar 202274.0% of 123 movements
Apr 202269.9% of 103 movements
May 202261.3% of 106 movements
Jun 202246.7% of 137 movements
Jul 202229.2% of 144 movements
Aug 202219.7% of 142 movements
Sep 202251.8% of 137 movements
Oct 202271.6% of 141 movements
Nov 202217.4% of 161 movements
Dec 202222.4% of 174 movements
Jan 202332.0% of 175 movements
Feb 202334.6% of 156 movements
Mar 202336.2% of 174 movements
Apr 202377.2% of 171 movements
May 202352.8% of 178 movements
Jun 202334.9% of 172 movements
Jul 202332.8% of 177 movements
Aug 20239.0% of 178 movements
Sep 202328.7% of 171 movements
Oct 202375.4% of 179 movements
Nov 202335.1% of 171 movements
Dec 202345.1% of 182 movements
Jan 202454.5% of 191 movements
Feb 202444.9% of 176 movements
Mar 202421.8% of 193 movements
Apr 202472.4% of 174 movements
May 202479.7% of 177 movements
Jun 202465.0% of 180 movements
Jul 202416.1% of 199 movements
Aug 202439.2% of 199 movements
Sep 202444.0% of 193 movements
Oct 202460.4% of 197 movements
Nov 202432.0% of 181 movements
Dec 202431.0% of 197 movements
Jan 202528.6% of 199 movements
Feb 202536.5% of 181 movements
Mar 202522.5% of 200 movements
Apr 202547.0% of 202 movements
May 202531.2% of 208 movements
Jun 202548.0% of 202 movements
Jul 202523.0% of 209 movements
Aug 20255.7% of 210 movements
Sep 202521.8% of 202 movements
Oct 202533.7% of 208 movements
Nov 20255.4% of 202 movements
Dec 202514.6% of 205 movements
Jan 202620.6% of 194 movements
Feb 202619.6% of 163 movements
Mar 20269.6% of 218 movements
Apr 202634.1% of 214 movements
May 202618.9% of 222 movements
Jun 202620.0% of 215 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.

EventDirectionDisruption that monthBaseline beforeReturn to baseline
Pandemic regime · Jun 2020Arrivals11.1% of 27 movements — small sample, not rankedno complete baselinenot enough data: needs a complete baseline and a publishable event month
Pandemic regime · Jun 2020Departures10.0% of 30 movements — small sample, not rankedno complete baselinenot enough data: needs a complete baseline and a publishable event month
Summer 2022 breakdown · Jul 2022Arrivals29.2% of 144 movements47.3% across 1,396 flightsreturned the next month
Summer 2022 breakdown · Jul 2022Departures49.0% of 143 movements33.9% across 1,395 flightsreturned after 4 months
NATS system failure · Aug 2023Arrivals9.0% of 178 movements40.3% across 1,958 flightsreturned the next month
NATS system failure · Aug 2023Departures33.3% of 177 movements33.9% across 1,961 flightsreturned the next month
Heathrow fire closure · Mar 2025Arrivals22.5% of 200 movements43.9% across 2,270 flightsreturned after 2 months
Heathrow fire closure · Mar 2025Departures18.9% of 201 movements33.8% across 2,266 flightsreturned 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: Apr, 65.5% across 7 months. Lowest median: Nov, 14.8% across 6 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.

Seasonality: calendar month by year; share and nJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec201926.6% of 184 movements25.3% of 158 movements44.4% of 178 movements65.5% of 171 movements39.5% of 177 movements21.5% of 172 movements25.4% of 177 movements23.7% of 177 movements25.9% of 170 movements24.9% of 177 movements2.3% of 172 movements14.5% of 173 movements202033.1% of 172 movements36.4% of 165 movements9.9% of 162 movementssuppressed: fewer than twenty movementssuppressed: fewer than twenty movements11.1% of 27 movements †12.5% of 32 movements †12.5% of 48 movements †3.4% of 59 movements14.5% of 69 movements3.4% of 58 movements4.0% of 75 movements2021no events in 57 movements5.6% of 54 movements9.2% of 65 movements24.2% of 62 movements8.0% of 75 movements2.2% of 93 movements1.9% of 105 movements40.9% of 110 movements79.6% of 108 movements86.2% of 116 movements43.3% of 120 movements15.9% of 132 movements202216.9% of 124 movements31.2% of 112 movements74.0% of 123 movements69.9% of 103 movements61.3% of 106 movements46.7% of 137 movements29.2% of 144 movements19.7% of 142 movements51.8% of 137 movements71.6% of 141 movements17.4% of 161 movements22.4% of 174 movements202332.0% of 175 movements34.6% of 156 movements36.2% of 174 movements77.2% of 171 movements52.8% of 178 movements34.9% of 172 movements32.8% of 177 movements9.0% of 178 movements28.7% of 171 movements75.4% of 179 movements35.1% of 171 movements45.1% of 182 movements202454.5% of 191 movements44.9% of 176 movements21.8% of 193 movements72.4% of 174 movements79.7% of 177 movements65.0% of 180 movements16.1% of 199 movements39.2% of 199 movements44.0% of 193 movements60.4% of 197 movements32.0% of 181 movements31.0% of 197 movements202528.6% of 199 movements36.5% of 181 movements22.5% of 200 movements47.0% of 202 movements31.2% of 208 movements48.0% of 202 movements23.0% of 209 movements5.7% of 210 movements21.8% of 202 movements33.7% of 208 movements5.4% of 202 movements14.6% of 205 movements202620.6% of 194 movements19.6% of 163 movements9.6% of 218 movements34.1% of 214 movements18.9% of 222 movements20.0% of 215 movementsno datano datano datano datano datano data
Month-by-month table: median, observed range and sample
MonthMedianObserved rangeSample
Jan26.6%16.9–54.5%7 months, 1,262 flights
Feb31.2%14.8–44.9%7 months, 1,122 flights
Mar26.6%9.6–74.0%7 months, 1,285 flights
Apr65.5%34.0–77.2%7 months, 1,223 flights
May39.5%16.4–79.7%7 months, 1,263 flights
Jun34.9%18.4–65.0%7 months, 1,268 flights
Jul24.2%14.4–32.8%6 months, 1,101 flights
Aug16.6%5.7–39.2%6 months, 1,100 flights
Sep27.3%21.8–51.8%6 months, 1,062 flights
Oct47.0%24.9–75.4%6 months, 1,097 flights
Nov14.8%2.3–35.1%6 months, 1,075 flights
Dec22.1%14.5–45.1%6 months, 1,123 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: LHR ↔ SINGAPORE, 17.8% of 1,795 movements. Highest disruption: LGW ↔ SINGAPORE, 24.4% of 405 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.

Observed disruption share by optionLhr ↔ Singapore17.8% of 1,795 flightsMan ↔ Singapore18.4% of 261 flightsLgw ↔ Singapore24.4% of 405 flights
All route comparisons and sample flags
RouteDisruptionCancellationsSample flag
Heathrow ↔ Singapore17.8% of 1,795 movements0.2% of 1,795 movementsdescriptive comparison
MAN ↔ SINGAPORE18.4% of 261 movementsno events in 261 movementsdescriptive comparison
LGW ↔ SINGAPORE24.4% of 405 movementsno events in 405 movementsdescriptive 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?

3 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 airportDisruptionSample flag
Gatwick24.4% of 405 movementsdescriptive comparison
Heathrow17.8% of 1,795 movementsdescriptive comparison
Manchester18.4% of 261 movementsdescriptive 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

18.9% of 2,462 movements arrivals were disrupted, against 21.1% of 2,460 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

0.4% of 2,462 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

Singapore appears from Jan 2018 to Jun 2026 with 15,973 arrivals.

The bounds describe the published record, not every commercial service. Final point is not necessarily a nonstop destination.

Archive route pairs: 6.

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?

18.9% of 2,462 movements over July 2025 to June 2026.

How often are they cancelled?

0.2% of 2,462 movements at short notice.

How late is late?

22.3–55.8 minutes; delayed denominator 462–1,047

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 complain
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.