DOH to LHR flight delays
1,826 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · UK Civil Aviation Authority
83.55%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.1%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
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When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
11 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In February it ran 27.8 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.
The route has been getting worse. The later months run 15.6 points less punctual than the earlier ones. A drift of that size is rarely weather; it is more often an airline adding frequencies faster than the airports can absorb them.
The two directions do not behave alike. LHR to DOH arrives on time 10.8 points less 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.
The 2 airlines here are separated by under 3 points — close enough to call a tie. Choose on price and departure time.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, British Airways arrived on time most often on DOH to LHR. Qatar Airways was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in February and worst in June.
Every airline on DOH to LHR
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar Airways | 1,580 | 83.26% | 0.57% | — | B |
| British Airways | 246 | 85.53% | 4.47% | — | C |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
LHR to DOH London back to Doha 72.73% on time DCommon questions
Are flights from Doha to London usually delayed?
83.55% of flights on the DOH to LHR route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is better than the average route in this record.
Which airline is most on time from Doha to London?
British Airways, at 85.53% on time across 246 flights. The least punctual on the route was Qatar Airways at 83.26%.
How often are DOH to LHR flights cancelled?
1.1% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 11 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Doha to London?
February, when 92.9% of flights arrived on time. The worst was June at 65.1%.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on DOH to LHR 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 →