ADD to LGW flight delays
Addis Ababa (ADD) London (LGW)
121 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · UK Civil Aviation Authority
49.58%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.65%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
—
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
19 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
Flights from Addis Ababa to London arrive late more often than they arrive on time. At this rate lateness is the normal outcome, not the exception, and the schedule is better read as an aspiration than a plan.
The two directions do not behave alike. LGW to ADD arrives on time 34.5 points more often than the outbound. Delay accumulates through the flying day, so whichever direction is scheduled later tends to carry the worse record — which is an argument for booking the morning departure if the choice exists.
Only Ethiopian Airlines flies this route in the published record, so there is no choice to weigh — the route's figures and the airline's are the same figures.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, Ethiopian Airlines arrived on time most often on ADD to LGW. Flights ran closest to schedule in June and worst in February.
Every airline on ADD to LGW
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopian Airlines | 121 | 49.58% | 1.65% | — | F |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
LGW to ADD London back to Addis Ababa 84.03% on time BOther routes from Addis Ababa
Common questions
Are flights from Addis Ababa to London usually delayed?
49.58% of flights on the ADD to LGW route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 5 in every ten arrived late. That is worse than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Addis Ababa to London?
Only Ethiopian Airlines appears in the published record on this route, with 121 flights and 49.58% arriving on time.
How often are ADD to LGW flights cancelled?
1.65% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 17 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on ADD to LGW during January 2025 – August 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →