BHD to LBA flight delays
3,148 flights · March 2025 – August 2026 · UK Civil Aviation Authority
78.05%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
3.02%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
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When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
13 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In March it ran 29.3 points more punctual than in July — 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.
Cancellation, not delay, is the risk worth pricing here: 3.02% of scheduled flights never operated. A late flight still gets you there. A cancelled one leaves you rebooking, and on a route with few daily departures that can mean losing a day.
The 2 airlines here are separated by under 2 points — close enough to call a tie. Choose on price and departure time.
The Belfast to Leeds route sits close to the middle of the record — neither notably punctual nor notably late.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over March 2025 – August 2026, Aer Lingus arrived on time most often on BHD to LBA. Emerald Airlines UK was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in February and worst in July.
Every airline on BHD to LBA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aer Lingus | 1,601 | 78.58% | 3.5% | — | C |
| Emerald Airlines UK | 1,547 | 77.52% | 2.52% | — | C |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
LBA to BHD Leeds back to Belfast 77.41% on time COther routes from Belfast
Common questions
Are flights from Belfast to Leeds usually delayed?
78.05% of flights on the BHD to LBA route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is about the same as the average route in this record.
Which airline is most on time from Belfast to Leeds?
Aer Lingus, at 78.58% on time across 1,601 flights. The least punctual on the route was Emerald Airlines UK at 77.52%.
How often are BHD to LBA flights cancelled?
3.02% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 30 in every thousand. That is high enough that cancellation, not delay, is the risk worth planning around.
What is the best month to fly Belfast to Leeds?
March, when 93.3% of flights arrived on time. The worst was July at 64%.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on BHD to LBA 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 →