FAO to EMA flight delays
370 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · UK Civil Aviation Authority
88.89%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0.27%
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 season swings this route hard. In March it ran 23.3 points more punctual than in January — 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.
Flights from Faro to Nottingham 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 — 370 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.
The 2 airlines here are separated by under 5 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, Jet2 arrived on time most often on FAO to EMA. Ryanair was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in March and worst in January.
Every airline on FAO to EMA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jet2 | 177 | 90.91% | 0.56% | — | A |
| Ryanair | 167 | 86.83% | 0% | — | A |
| TUI Airways | 26 | 88.46% | 0% | — | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
EMA to FAO Nottingham back to Faro 88.08% on time AOther routes from Faro
Common questions
Are flights from Faro to Nottingham usually delayed?
88.89% of flights on the FAO to EMA 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 Faro to Nottingham?
Jet2, at 90.91% on time across 177 flights. The least punctual on the route was Ryanair at 86.83%.
How often are FAO to EMA flights cancelled?
0.27% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 3 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Faro to Nottingham?
March, when 93.3% of flights arrived on time. The worst was January at 70%.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on FAO to EMA 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 →