LEAGUE TABLE · MAY 2026

Delay league — departures from London Gatwick

London Gatwick → Guernsey was the most disruption-prone route in this ranking in May 2026: 0.5% of its flights arrived 3 or more hours late and 2.1% were cancelled, across 187 flights in official UK CAA data.

The 12 tracked London Gatwick routes, ranked by disruption rate in May 2026.

HOW A ROUTE QUALIFIES

Ranked across 3,024 departures from LGW in the month's CAA file. Full methodology →

Ranked by disruption rate

#	Route	Flights	3h+ late	Cancelled	Avg delay
1	LGW → GCILondon Gatwick → Guernsey	187	0.5%	2.1%	15 min
2	LGW → FAOLondon Gatwick → Faro	292	0.7%	0.3%	14 min
3	LGW → BCNLondon Gatwick → Barcelona	402	0%	0.5%	13 min
4	LGW → MADLondon Gatwick → Madrid	185	0%	0.5%	8 min
5	LGW → NCELondon Gatwick → Nice	186	0.5%	0%	16 min
6	LGW → DUBLondon Gatwick → Dublin	265	0.4%	0%	18 min
7	LGW → PMILondon Gatwick → Palma de Mallorca	276	0.4%	0%	19 min
8	LGW → ALCLondon Gatwick → Alicante	276	0%	0%	16 min
9	LGW → AYTLondon Gatwick → Antalya	215	0%	0%	18 min
10	LGW → AGPLondon Gatwick → Malaga	370	0%	0%	11 min
11	LGW → MLALondon Gatwick → Malta	179	0%	0%	9 min
12	LGW → CDGLondon Gatwick → Paris CDG	191	0%	0%	16 min

Delay statistics derived from UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) punctuality data. UK CAA flight punctuality statistics · May 2026. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the CAA. How we calculate these figures →

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