Leeds (LBA) departure delays
23,850 departures · 88 routes · March 2025 – August 2026
73.54%
Left on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.1%
Cancelled
Share of departures
—
When late, late by
Average delayed departure
#92
Rank
Among graded US airports
What the record says about LBA
Departures from Leeds run late more often than average — enough that a tight connection at the far end deserves a second look.
The airlines flying from here are not equally affected. Emerald Airlines UK left on time 36.2 points more often than easyJet Europe from the same airport — which is the clearest evidence available that a delayed departure is not purely the airport's fault.
With 40 routes in the record, LBA is a hub, and hubs carry a particular risk: a delay early in the day propagates through every aircraft that was due to fly on afterwards. Morning departures from a hub are reliably better than evening ones.
Which airlines run best out of LBA
| Airline | Departures | On time |
|---|---|---|
| Emerald Airlines UK | 1,715 | 78.7% |
| Ryanair | 7,024 | 77.8% |
| Aer Lingus | 3,063 | 75.1% |
| Jet2 | 10,178 | 74.8% |
| Wizz Air | 332 | 69.2% |
| easyJet | 602 | 66.2% |
| KLM | 1,653 | 64.3% |
| Wizz Air Malta | 388 | 63.8% |
| easyJet Europe | 397 | 42.5% |