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The Worst Airports For Flight Delays

Which global airport hubs suffer the most frequent flight delays? Find out where you’re most likely to run into disruptions to your flight plans by clicking the map below…

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London Heathrow

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Total Flights: 258,977
Flights Delayed: 200,000
Delayed %: 23.6%
Gate: H12
Seat: A22
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The Best And Worst Months To Travel

When is the worst time of the year to fly from different airports? Take a look at our monthly breakdown of flight delays to find out when it might be best to avoid travelling…

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London Gatwick

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Percentage on time / delayed
0 20 40 60 80 100
month flights on time % delayed %
June ‘19 12967 12967
60% 40%
May ‘19 12779 12779
74% 26%
April ‘19 11750 11750
80% 20%
March ‘19 11028 11028
75% 25%
February ‘19 9670 9670
72% 28%
January ‘19 9611 9611
83% 17%
December ‘18 10371 10371
71% 29%
November ‘18 9481 9481
80% 20%
October ‘18 12264 12264
69% 31%
September ‘18 13057 13057
67% 33%
August ‘18 13799 13799
56% 44%
July ‘18 13638 13638
58% 42%
June ‘18 13008 13008
63% 37%

Data only available up to October 2018

* Some monthly data unavailable

Quick Facts

  • Between 2018 – 2019, Atlanta Airport successfully launched over 380,000 flights on schedule, with 82% of their total outbound flights leaving on-time.

  • In 2017, one British Airways flight suffered an unusual delay when the flight was unable to leave due to insufficient supplies of toilet paper. The flight was held at London Gatwick for five hours before it was finally able to leave.

  • Last year over 110,000 flights were delayed attempting to leave Chicago airport, which is nearly a quarter of the airport's outbound flights in 2018.

  • Hong Kong International airport has a nine-hole golf course right next to terminal 2 which is open to travellers. This is good news seeing as 30% of flights out of this airport were delayed last year.

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