FCO to BHX flight delays
570 flights · July 2024 – July 2026 · UK Civil Aviation Authority
61.58%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
—
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
20 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
Which airline you fly changes the odds here. Wizz Air Malta arrived on time 15.7 points more often than Jet2 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 72.4 points more punctual than in July — 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 28.9 points more punctual than the earlier ones, which usually means a schedule that was too tight has been given more room.
This is a late route. Flights from Rome to Birmingham miss their scheduled arrival often enough that a tight connection at the far end is a connection at risk.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over July 2024 – July 2026, Wizz Air Malta arrived on time most often on FCO to BHX. Jet2 was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in November and worst in July.
Every airline on FCO 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jet2 | 284 | 51.41% | 0% | — | F |
| Wizz Air Malta | 167 | 67.07% | 0% | — | D |
| easyJet | 63 | 63.49% | 0% | — | — |
| Ryanair | 54 | 96.3% | 0% | — | — |
| British Airways | 1 | 100% | 0% | — | — |
| TUI Airways | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
BHX to FCO Birmingham back to Rome 72.41% on time DOther routes from Rome
Common questions
Are flights from Rome to Birmingham usually delayed?
61.58% of flights on the FCO to BHX route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 4 in every ten arrived late. That is worse than the average route in this record.
Which airline is most on time from Rome to Birmingham?
Wizz Air Malta, at 67.07% on time across 167 flights. The least punctual on the route was Jet2 at 51.41%.
How often are FCO 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 Rome to Birmingham?
November, when 85.7% of flights arrived on time. The worst was July at 13.3%.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on FCO to BHX during July 2024 – July 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 →