HER to EMA flight delays
Heraklion (HER) Nottingham (EMA)
232 flights · March 2025 – August 2026 · UK Civil Aviation Authority
80.6%
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 May it ran 34.2 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 two directions do not behave alike. EMA to HER arrives on time 18.8 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 — 232 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 March 2025 – August 2026, TUI Airways arrived on time most often on HER to EMA. Jet2 was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in November and worst in June.
Every airline on HER 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 | 119 | 78.15% | 0% | — | C |
| TUI Airways | 113 | 83.19% | 0% | — | B |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
EMA to HER Nottingham back to Heraklion 61.8% on time DOther routes from Heraklion
Common questions
Are flights from Heraklion to Nottingham usually delayed?
80.6% of flights on the HER to EMA 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 Heraklion to Nottingham?
TUI Airways, at 83.19% on time across 113 flights. The least punctual on the route was Jet2 at 78.15%.
How often are HER to EMA 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 Heraklion to Nottingham?
May, when 95.5% of flights arrived on time. The worst was June at 61.3%.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on HER to EMA 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 →