British Airways at London Gatwick: how often flights are 3+ hours late or cancelled

Of 33,937 scheduled British Airways flights to and from London Gatwick in 2025, 1.6% (95% range 1.51%–1.78%) were cancelled (267) or at least 3 hours late (about 290). Other airlines at London Gatwick: 1.4%; the 95% ranges do not overlap, so the difference is unlikely to be chance. British Airways at all UK airports: 1.6%. Compensation under UK261 is due only when the airline is at fault, so this is an upper estimate. Source: UK CAA.

Data: CAA punctuality statistics, calendar year 2025 (published 25 February 2026) · calculated 3 November 2026 · Methodology and sources

1.6%3+ hours late or cancelled

33,937scheduled flights 2025

66%on time or within 15 minutes

Compared with other airlines at London Gatwick

Flights in 2025	Scheduled	3h+ late or cancelled	95% range
British Airways at London Gatwick	33,937	1.6%	1.51%–1.78%
All other airlines at London Gatwick	216,599	1.4%	1.31%–1.41%
British Airways at all UK airports	354,406	1.6%	1.56%–1.64%

The 95% ranges of British Airways and the other airlines at London Gatwick do not overlap, so the difference is unlikely to be chance. Shares depend on where an airline flies: routes to islands and to airports with frequent weather or air traffic control restrictions raise them without the airline being at fault.

Largest airlines at London Gatwick

Airline	Scheduled flights	3h+ late or cancelled	95% range	Cancelled
easyJet	122,767	1.2%	1.18%–1.30%	918
Vueling	17,878	1.1%	0.95%–1.26%	141
Wizz Air	14,519	1.1%	0.95%–1.29%	40
Norwegian	10,640	0.8%	0.67%–1.02%	75
Ryanair	7,985	0.4%	0.28%–0.56%	11
Aurigny	4,310	2.8%	2.4%–3.3%	75
TUI	3,639	1.0%	0.7%–1.4%	8
Turkish Airlines	2,561	0.4%	0.2%–0.7%	6

British Airways flights at London Gatwick in 2025

Scheduled flights (both directions)	33,937
Cancelled	267
Operated but 3 hours or more late	about 290
On time or within 15 minutes	66% of operated flights
Average delay of operated flights	21 minutes

Departures and arrivals

Direction	Scheduled flights	3h+ late or cancelled	95% range
Departures from London Gatwick	16,946	1.2%	1.07%–1.40%
Arrivals at London Gatwick	16,991	2.1%	1.9%–2.3%

By destination

Destination	3h+ late or cancelled	95% range	Flights	UK261
Málaga	2.2%	1.6%–3.0%	1,689	£350
Jersey	1.6%	1.1%–2.4%	1,423	£220
Faro	1.3%	0.8%–2.1%	1,348	£350
Orlando	1.5%	0.9%–2.4%	1,136	£520
Malta	1.6%	1.0%–2.5%	1,086	£350
Marrakesh	0.5%	0.2%–1.1%	1,050	£350
Tenerife South	0.8%	0.4%–1.5%	1,022	£350
Alicante	0.6%	0.3%–1.4%	846	£220
Palma de Mallorca	2.2%	1.4%–3.4%	829	£220
Funchal	2.0%	1.2%–3.2%	814	£350
Porto	2.2%	1.4%–3.5%	807	£220
Verona	0.5%	0.2%–1.3%	797	£220
Bordeaux	0.9%	0.4%–1.9%	760	£220
Lanzarote	1.0%	0.5%–2.0%	731	£350
Glasgow	0.5%	0.2%–1.4%	730	£220
Cancún	2.2%	1.4%–3.6%	717	£520
Ibiza	2.5%	1.6%–4.0%	711	£220
Geneva	0.9%	0.4%–1.9%	697	£220
Algiers	2.9%	1.9%–4.4%	693	£350
Turin	2.0%	1.2%–3.4%	689	£220
Nice	5.4%	4.0%–7.4%	680	£220
Seville	1.4%	0.7%–2.6%	645	£350
Larnaca	1.9%	1.1%–3.3%	634	£350
Salzburg	1.1%	0.5%–2.3%	628	£220
Tampa	2.1%	1.2%–3.5%	624	£520
Heraklion	0.6%	0.3%–1.6%	619	£350
Bari	0.2%	0.0%–1.0%	574	£350
Las Palmas	0.7%	0.3%–1.8%	570	£350
Dubrovnik	1.8%	1.0%–3.2%	568	£350
Catania	0.9%	0.4%–2.1%	547	£350
Thessaloniki	2.1%	1.2%–3.9%	468	£350
Paphos	2.0%	1.1%–3.8%	448	£350
Corfu	3.1%	1.8%–5.3%	412	£350
Cagliari	0.3%	0.0%–1.4%	392	£350
Rhodes	1.1%	0.4%–2.7%	378	£350
Antigua	0.5%	0.1%–2.0%	366	£520
New York JFK	5.7%	3.7%–8.6%	348	£520
Dalaman	0.0%	0.0%–1.1%	348	£350
Antalya	0.6%	0.2%–2.1%	346	£350
Accra	2.0%	1.0%–4.2%	343	£520
Kos	0.9%	0.3%–2.6%	340	£350
Islamabad Airport	6.3%	4.1%–9.5%	316	£520
Port of Spain	1.6%	0.7%–3.7%	314	£520
Kingston	4.1%	2.4%–6.9%	314	£520
Punta Cana	0.0%	0.0%–1.2%	313	£520
Mauritius	1.6%	0.7%–3.7%	312	£520
Grenada	0.7%	0.2%–2.4%	301	£520
Innsbruck	2.4%	1.2%–4.8%	296	£220
Menorca	2.4%	1.2%–4.9%	292	£220
Agadir	1.0%	0.4%–3.0%	286	£350
Bangkok	1.6%	0.6%–4.0%	250	£520
Vancouver	0.0%	0.0%–1.8%	212	£520
St Kitts	0.5%	0.1%–2.7%	208	£520
Georgetown	1.0%	0.3%–3.5%	205	£520
Fuerteventura	2.1%	0.8%–5.3%	191	£350
Las Vegas	2.9%	1.3%–6.7%	169	£520
Sharm El Sheikh	0.0%	0.0%–2.2%	168	£520
Montpellier	0.7%	0.1%–3.7%	150	£220
Tobago	0.7%	0.1%–3.8%	147	£520
Salerno Costa Amalfi	0.0%	0.0%–2.7%	136	£350
San Jose Cost Rica	5.1%	2.5%–10%	135	£520

Destinations with at least 100 scheduled British Airways flights in 2025; 44 smaller destinations are included in the totals only. Linked routes have their own page with all airlines.

By operating company

Operator (as listed by the CAA)	Scheduled flights	3h+ late or cancelled	95% range	Cancelled
BA Euroflyer	25,958	0.8%	0.71%–0.93%	0
British Airways	7,939	4.3%	3.9%–4.8%	267

The operating company decides whether UK261 or EU261 applies to flights from an EU airport.

Caveats

This is an upper estimate of flights where compensation may be due. Weather, air traffic control, strikes by third parties and security problems are “extraordinary circumstances” and give no right to compensation; cancellations announced 14 days or more ahead do not either.
The CAA measures delay at the UK airport (departure or arrival). The legal test is the delay on arrival at the final destination.
Flights in both directions are combined. For flights from an EU airport, EU261 applies when the airline is an EU airline (€250 / €400 / €600), UK261 when it is a UK airline.