FAO to BHX flight delays
498 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · UK Civil Aviation Authority
81.12%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
—
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 23.1 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 11.8 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. BHX to FAO arrives on time 7.2 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 is a thin route — 498 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, Jet2 arrived on time most often on FAO to BHX. Ryanair was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in February and worst in June.
Every airline on FAO to BHX
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryanair | 208 | 81.73% | 0% | — | B |
| Jet2 | 185 | 84.32% | 0% | — | B |
| easyJet | 82 | 75.61% | 0% | — | — |
| TUI Airways | 22 | 68.18% | 0% | — | — |
| easyJet Europe | 1 | 100% | 0% | — | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
BHX to FAO Birmingham back to Faro 73.9% on time COther routes from Faro
Common questions
Are flights from Faro to Birmingham usually delayed?
81.12% of flights on the FAO to BHX 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 Faro to Birmingham?
Jet2, at 84.32% on time across 185 flights. The least punctual on the route was Ryanair at 81.73%.
How often are FAO to BHX 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 Faro to Birmingham?
February, when 94.3% of flights arrived on time. The worst was June at 71.2%.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on FAO to BHX 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 →