LEAGUE TABLE · JULY 2026
Delay league — long-haul (over 3,500 km)
London Heathrow → New York Newark was the most disruption-prone route in this ranking in July 2026: 1.8% of its flights arrived 3 or more hours late and 5% were cancelled, across 267 flights in official UK CAA data.
Every tracked UK route in the long-haul (over 3,500 km) distance band, ranked by disruption rate in July 2026. These routes all pay the same fixed UK261 amount.
HOW A ROUTE QUALIFIES
14 routes in this band met the sample-size floor this month. Full methodology →
Ranked by disruption rate
| # | Route | Flights | 3h+ late | Cancelled | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LHR → EWRLondon Heathrow → New York Newark | 267 | 1.8% | 5% | 19 min |
| 2 | LHR → HKGLondon Heathrow → Hong Kong | 182 | 1.6% | 4.2% | 22 min |
| 3 | LHR → ORDLondon Heathrow → Chicago O'Hare | 264 | 0.4% | 5% | 17 min |
| 4 | LHR → JFKLondon Heathrow → New York JFK | 614 | 0.8% | 4.5% | 18 min |
| 5 | LHR → IADLondon Heathrow → Washington Dulles | 180 | 1.1% | 3.2% | 15 min |
| 6 | LHR → BOMLondon Heathrow → Mumbai | 237 | 0.4% | 3.7% | 19 min |
| 7 | LHR → YYZLondon Heathrow → Toronto Pearson | 204 | 1.4% | 1.9% | 21 min |
| 8 | LHR → BOSLondon Heathrow → Boston | 242 | 0% | 2.8% | 16 min |
| 9 | LHR → DELLondon Heathrow → Delhi | 255 | 0.4% | 1.9% | 18 min |
| 10 | LHR → LAXLondon Heathrow → Los Angeles | 264 | 0.8% | 1.1% | 13 min |
| 11 | LHR → SFOLondon Heathrow → San Francisco | 216 | 0.9% | 0.9% | 16 min |
| 12 | LHR → DOHLondon Heathrow → Doha | 213 | 0.5% | 0.9% | 23 min |
| 13 | LHR → HNDLondon Heathrow → Tokyo Haneda | 155 | 0.6% | 0% | 14 min |
| 14 | LHR → DXBLondon Heathrow → Dubai | 186 | 0.5% | 0% | 29 min |
Delay statistics derived from UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) punctuality data. UK CAA flight punctuality statistics · July 2026. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the CAA. How we calculate these figures →
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Delay statistics derived from UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) punctuality data. UK CAA flight punctuality statistics · July 2026. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the CAA. How we calculate these figures →
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