LEAGUE TABLE · MAY 2026
Delay league — short-haul (under 1,500 km)
Edinburgh → London Heathrow was the most disruption-prone route in this ranking in May 2026: 1% of its flights arrived 3 or more hours late and 3.3% were cancelled, across 295 flights in official UK CAA data.
Every tracked UK route in the short-haul (under 1,500 km) distance band, ranked by disruption rate in May 2026. These routes all pay the same fixed UK261 amount.
HOW A ROUTE QUALIFIES
64 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 | EDI → LHREdinburgh → London Heathrow | 295 | 1% | 3.3% | 12 min |
| 2 | LHR → EDILondon Heathrow → Edinburgh | 297 | 0.3% | 2.6% | 11 min |
| 3 | LHR → GVALondon Heathrow → Geneva | 337 | 0.3% | 2.6% | 13 min |
| 4 | BHD → LHRBelfast City → London Heathrow | 183 | 0% | 2.7% | 10 min |
| 5 | LHR → BHDLondon Heathrow → Belfast City | 183 | 0% | 2.7% | 14 min |
| 6 | LGW → GCILondon Gatwick → Guernsey | 187 | 0.5% | 2.1% | 15 min |
| 7 | LHR → MANLondon Heathrow → Manchester | 184 | 0.5% | 2.1% | 13 min |
| 8 | BHX → BHDBirmingham → Belfast City | 194 | 0.5% | 2% | 13 min |
| 9 | LHR → HAMLondon Heathrow → Hamburg | 179 | 0.6% | 1.6% | 11 min |
| 10 | LHR → ZRHLondon Heathrow → Zurich | 311 | 0% | 2.2% | 15 min |
| 11 | LHR → FRALondon Heathrow → Frankfurt | 394 | 0.8% | 1.3% | 13 min |
| 12 | LHR → MADLondon Heathrow → Madrid | 391 | 0.3% | 1.8% | 17 min |
| 13 | LHR → OSLLondon Heathrow → Oslo | 210 | 0% | 1.9% | 8 min |
| 14 | BFS → MANBelfast International → Manchester | 175 | 1.1% | 0.6% | 19 min |
| 15 | LHR → DUBLondon Heathrow → Dublin | 539 | 0.6% | 1.1% | 12 min |
| 16 | BRS → AMSBristol → Amsterdam | 182 | 0% | 1.6% | 9 min |
| 17 | LHR → MUCLondon Heathrow → Munich | 381 | 0% | 1.6% | 9 min |
| 18 | LHR → ARNLondon Heathrow → Stockholm Arlanda | 237 | 0.4% | 1.2% | 9 min |
| 19 | BHD → BHXBelfast City → Birmingham | 194 | 0.5% | 1% | 9 min |
| 20 | BHX → AMSBirmingham → Amsterdam | 190 | 0.5% | 1% | 14 min |
| 21 | LHR → AMSLondon Heathrow → Amsterdam | 445 | 0.2% | 1.3% | 11 min |
| 22 | LHR → BERLondon Heathrow → Berlin | 197 | 0% | 1.5% | 12 min |
| 23 | LHR → LINLondon Heathrow → Milan Linate | 197 | 0.5% | 1% | 12 min |
| 24 | LHR → BCNLondon Heathrow → Barcelona | 292 | 0.7% | 0.7% | 15 min |
| 25 | GLA → LHRGlasgow → London Heathrow | 295 | 0% | 1.3% | 7 min |
| 26 | LCY → AMSLondon City → Amsterdam | 300 | 0% | 1.3% | 11 min |
| 27 | LHR → GLALondon Heathrow → Glasgow | 296 | 0% | 1.3% | 12 min |
| 28 | LHR → NCELondon Heathrow → Nice | 228 | 0.9% | 0.4% | 15 min |
| 29 | LHR → CDGLondon Heathrow → Paris CDG | 368 | 0% | 1.3% | 11 min |
| 30 | EDI → STNEdinburgh → London Stansted | 180 | 1.1% | 0% | 13 min |
| 31 | LCY → LINLondon City → Milan Linate | 188 | 0% | 1.1% | 8 min |
| 32 | BRS → PMIBristol → Palma de Mallorca | 214 | 0.9% | 0% | 16 min |
| 33 | LHR → DUSLondon Heathrow → Düsseldorf | 239 | 0.4% | 0.4% | 16 min |
| 34 | LHR → CPHLondon Heathrow → Copenhagen | 283 | 0% | 0.7% | 9 min |
| 35 | BFS → STNBelfast International → London Stansted | 176 | 0.6% | 0% | 13 min |
| 36 | BHX → PMIBirmingham → Palma de Mallorca | 179 | 0.6% | 0% | 25 min |
| 37 | LBA → DUBLeeds Bradford → Dublin | 172 | 0% | 0.6% | 8 min |
| 38 | LHR → FCOLondon Heathrow → Rome Fiumicino | 317 | 0.6% | 0% | 17 min |
| 39 | LHR → WAWLondon Heathrow → Warsaw Chopin | 176 | 0% | 0.6% | 12 min |
| 40 | BRS → DUBBristol → Dublin | 200 | 0.5% | 0% | 11 min |
| 41 | EDI → DUBEdinburgh → Dublin | 390 | 0.5% | 0% | 16 min |
| 42 | LGW → BCNLondon Gatwick → Barcelona | 402 | 0% | 0.5% | 13 min |
| 43 | LGW → MADLondon Gatwick → Madrid | 185 | 0% | 0.5% | 8 min |
| 44 | LGW → NCELondon Gatwick → Nice | 186 | 0.5% | 0% | 16 min |
| 45 | MAN → BCNManchester → Barcelona | 212 | 0.5% | 0% | 20 min |
| 46 | MAN → LHRManchester → London Heathrow | 184 | 0% | 0.5% | 17 min |
| 47 | LGW → DUBLondon Gatwick → Dublin | 265 | 0.4% | 0% | 18 min |
| 48 | LGW → PMILondon Gatwick → Palma de Mallorca | 276 | 0.4% | 0% | 19 min |
| 49 | LHR → VIELondon Heathrow → Vienna | 227 | 0% | 0.4% | 13 min |
| 50 | MAN → CDGManchester → Paris CDG | 224 | 0% | 0.4% | 15 min |
| 51 | BHX → DUBBirmingham → Dublin | 310 | 0% | 0.3% | 15 min |
| 52 | MAN → DUBManchester → Dublin | 425 | 0% | 0.2% | 15 min |
| 53 | EDI → AMSEdinburgh → Amsterdam | 204 | 0% | 0% | 10 min |
| 54 | GLA → DUBGlasgow → Dublin | 244 | 0% | 0% | 11 min |
| 55 | LPL → DUBLiverpool → Dublin | 212 | 0% | 0% | 8 min |
| 56 | LGW → ALCLondon Gatwick → Alicante | 276 | 0% | 0% | 16 min |
| 57 | LGW → CDGLondon Gatwick → Paris CDG | 191 | 0% | 0% | 16 min |
| 58 | LTN → BCNLondon Luton → Barcelona | 172 | 0% | 0% | 9 min |
| 59 | LTN → PMILondon Luton → Palma de Mallorca | 172 | 0% | 0% | 13 min |
| 60 | STN → BFSLondon Stansted → Belfast International | 177 | 0% | 0% | 14 min |
| 61 | STN → DUBLondon Stansted → Dublin | 257 | 0% | 0% | 13 min |
| 62 | STN → EDILondon Stansted → Edinburgh | 179 | 0% | 0% | 13 min |
| 63 | MAN → AMSManchester → Amsterdam | 318 | 0% | 0% | 15 min |
| 64 | MAN → BFSManchester → Belfast International | 175 | 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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