BHD to MAN flight delays
Belfast (BHD) Manchester (MAN)
4,196 flights · March 2025 – August 2026 · UK Civil Aviation Authority
77.2%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
2.48%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
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When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
14 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
Which airline you fly changes the odds here. Emerald Airlines UK arrived on time 15 points more often than easyJet over the same period on the same route — same airports, same weather, same air traffic control. A gap that survives all of that is about how the two airlines are run.
The season swings this route hard. In March it ran 34.6 points more punctual than in December — 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.
The Belfast to Manchester 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, Emerald Airlines UK arrived on time most often on BHD to MAN. easyJet was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in March and worst in December.
Every airline on BHD to MAN
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 | 1,749 | 78.71% | 2.52% | — | C |
| Emerald Airlines UK | 1,698 | 80.77% | 3.24% | — | C |
| easyJet | 748 | 65.81% | 0.67% | — | D |
| British Airways | 1 | 100% | 0% | — | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
MAN to BHD Manchester back to Belfast 73.95% on time DCommon questions
Are flights from Belfast to Manchester usually delayed?
77.2% of flights on the BHD to MAN 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 Manchester?
Emerald Airlines UK, at 80.77% on time across 1,698 flights. The least punctual on the route was easyJet at 65.81%.
How often are BHD to MAN flights cancelled?
2.48% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 25 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Belfast to Manchester?
March, when 94.7% of flights arrived on time. The worst was December at 60.1%.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on BHD to MAN 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 →