ALC to STN flight delays
2,043 flights · March 2025 – August 2026 · UK Civil Aviation Authority
69.93%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0.05%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
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When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
17 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In December it ran 30.4 points more punctual than in June — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
Flights from Alicante to London run late more often than the average route, though not severely.
The 2 airlines here are separated by under 2 points — close enough to call a tie. Choose on price and departure time.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over March 2025 – August 2026, Ryanair arrived on time most often on ALC to STN. Jet2 was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in January and worst in July.
Every airline on ALC to STN
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryanair | 1,622 | 70.27% | 0.06% | — | C |
| Jet2 | 416 | 68.75% | 0% | — | D |
| Ryanair UK | 4 | 50% | 0% | — | — |
| easyJet | 1 | 100% | 0% | — | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
STN to ALC London back to Alicante 70.17% on time COther routes from Alicante
Common questions
Are flights from Alicante to London usually delayed?
69.93% of flights on the ALC to STN route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 3 in every ten arrived late. That is worse than the average route in this record.
Which airline is most on time from Alicante to London?
Ryanair, at 70.27% on time across 1,622 flights. The least punctual on the route was Jet2 at 68.75%.
How often are ALC to STN flights cancelled?
0.05% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 1 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Alicante to London?
December, when 81.8% of flights arrived on time. The worst was June at 51.4%.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on ALC to STN during March 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 →