EDI to BFS flight delays
2,198 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · UK Civil Aviation Authority
80.57%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0.73%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
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When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
12 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
Which airline you fly changes the odds here. easyJet arrived on time 7.5 points more often than Ryanair UK 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 May it ran 19.2 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 Ingliston to Belfast route sits close to the middle of the record — neither notably punctual nor notably late.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, easyJet arrived on time most often on EDI to BFS. Ryanair UK was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in May and worst in January.
Every airline on EDI to BFS
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| easyJet | 1,580 | 82.69% | 0.89% | — | B |
| Ryanair UK | 618 | 75.16% | 0.32% | — | C |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
BFS to EDI Belfast back to Ingliston 81.12% on time BOther routes from Ingliston
Common questions
Are flights from Ingliston to Belfast usually delayed?
80.57% of flights on the EDI to BFS 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 Ingliston to Belfast?
easyJet, at 82.69% on time across 1,580 flights. The least punctual on the route was Ryanair UK at 75.16%.
How often are EDI to BFS flights cancelled?
0.73% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 7 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Ingliston to Belfast?
May, when 88% of flights arrived on time. The worst was June at 68.8%.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on EDI to BFS 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 →