EMA to FUE flight delays
Nottingham (EMA) El Matorral (FUE)
350 flights · March 2025 – August 2026 · UK Civil Aviation Authority
88%
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
7 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The two directions do not behave alike. FUE to EMA arrives on time 13.7 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.
This route does better than its own airport. Departures from EMA overall run 9.2 points less punctual than this particular one — so whatever congestion EMA has, this route is largely escaping it.
Flights from Nottingham to El Matorral are among the most dependable in the record. A route this punctual is usually a short hop between airports with slots to spare.
This is a thin route — 350 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 March 2025 – August 2026, Ryanair arrived on time most often on EMA to FUE. Jet2 was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in April and worst in September.
Every airline on EMA to FUE
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
FUE to EMA El Matorral back to Nottingham 74.29% on time COther routes from Nottingham
Common questions
Are flights from Nottingham to El Matorral usually delayed?
88% of flights on the EMA to FUE 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 El Matorral?
Ryanair, at 91.35% on time across 104 flights. The least punctual on the route was Jet2 at 86.59%.
How often are EMA to FUE 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 El Matorral?
April, when 95% of flights arrived on time. The worst was January at 78.6%.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on EMA to FUE 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 →