FAO to STN flight delays
1,694 flights · March 2025 – August 2026 · UK Civil Aviation Authority
77.8%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0.3%
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. Jet2 arrived on time 6.9 points more often than Ryanair 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 November it ran 26.3 points more punctual than in September — 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 better. The later months in the record run 8.7 points more punctual than the earlier ones, which usually means a schedule that was too tight has been given more room.
The Faro to London route sits close to the middle of the record — neither notably punctual nor notably late.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over March 2025 – August 2026, Jet2 arrived on time most often on FAO to STN. Ryanair was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in November and worst in September.
Every airline on FAO to STN
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 | 1,205 | 76.5% | 0.41% | — | C |
| Jet2 | 415 | 83.37% | 0% | — | B |
| Ryanair UK | 73 | 67.12% | 0% | — | — |
| easyJet | 1 | 100% | 0% | — | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
STN to FAO London back to Faro 75.79% on time CCommon questions
Are flights from Faro to London usually delayed?
77.8% of flights on the FAO to STN route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is about the same as the average route in this record.
Which airline is most on time from Faro to London?
Jet2, at 83.37% on time across 415 flights. The least punctual on the route was Ryanair at 76.5%.
How often are FAO to STN flights cancelled?
0.3% 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 London?
November, when 91.7% of flights arrived on time. The worst was September at 65.4%.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on FAO to STN 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 →