LEAGUE TABLE · MAY 2026

Delay league — medium-haul (1,500–3,500 km)

London Heathrow → Istanbul was the most disruption-prone route in this ranking in May 2026: 0% of its flights arrived 3 or more hours late and 1.5% were cancelled, across 263 flights in official UK CAA data.

Every tracked UK route in the medium-haul (1,500–3,500 km) distance band, ranked by disruption rate in May 2026. These routes all pay the same fixed UK261 amount.

HOW A ROUTE QUALIFIES

12 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 → ISTLondon Heathrow → Istanbul	263	0%	1.5%	10 min
2	LHR → LISLondon Heathrow → Lisbon	325	0.6%	0.6%	18 min
3	LGW → FAOLondon Gatwick → Faro	292	0.7%	0.3%	14 min
4	MAN → PMIManchester → Palma de Mallorca	258	0.8%	0%	24 min
5	LHR → ATHLondon Heathrow → Athens	281	0%	0.7%	14 min
6	STN → SAWLondon Stansted → Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen	240	0%	0.4%	8 min
7	MAN → ALCManchester → Alicante	262	0.4%	0%	19 min
8	LGW → AYTLondon Gatwick → Antalya	215	0%	0%	18 min
9	LGW → AGPLondon Gatwick → Malaga	370	0%	0%	11 min
10	LGW → MLALondon Gatwick → Malta	179	0%	0%	9 min
11	MAN → AYTManchester → Antalya	199	0%	0%	20 min
12	MAN → AGPManchester → Malaga	171	0%	0%	14 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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