EMA to BHD flight delays
Nottingham (EMA) Belfast (BHD)
210 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · UK Civil Aviation Authority
86.19%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0%
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 March it ran 47.8 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 11 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.
Flights from Nottingham to Belfast keep to schedule more reliably than most. On a route this punctual the day you fly matters more than the airline you pick.
This is a thin route — 210 flights across the whole period. On a route this infrequent a cancellation is far more costly than the rate suggests, because the next departure may not be the same day.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, Emerald Airlines UK arrived on time most often on EMA to BHD. Aer Lingus was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in March and worst in May.
Every airline on EMA to BHD
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 | 107 | 84.11% | 0% | — | B |
| Emerald Airlines UK | 103 | 88.35% | 0% | — | A |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
BHD to EMA Belfast back to Nottingham 85.31% on time AOther routes from Nottingham
Common questions
Are flights from Nottingham to Belfast usually delayed?
86.19% of flights on the EMA to BHD route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 1 in every ten arrived late. That is better than the average route in this record.
Which airline is most on time from Nottingham to Belfast?
Emerald Airlines UK, at 88.35% on time across 103 flights. The least punctual on the route was Aer Lingus at 84.11%.
How often are EMA to BHD flights cancelled?
0% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 1 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Nottingham to Belfast?
March, when 100% of flights arrived on time. The worst was June at 52.2%.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on EMA to BHD 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 →