INV to MAN flight delays
Inverness (INV) Manchester (MAN)
421 flights · March 2025 – August 2026 · UK Civil Aviation Authority
86.3%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.19%
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 June it ran 23.3 points more punctual than in May — 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 15.5 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. MAN to INV arrives on time 13.4 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 route does better than its own airport. Departures from INV overall run 12.2 points less punctual than this particular one — so whatever congestion INV has, this route is largely escaping it.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over March 2025 – August 2026, Loganair arrived on time most often on INV to MAN. Flights ran closest to schedule in July and worst in February.
Every airline on INV to MAN
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loganair | 421 | 86.3% | 1.19% | — | B |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
MAN to INV Manchester back to Inverness 72.92% on time DOther routes from Inverness
Common questions
Are flights from Inverness to Manchester usually delayed?
86.3% of flights on the INV to MAN 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 airlines fly from Inverness to Manchester?
Only Loganair appears in the published record on this route, with 421 flights and 86.3% arriving on time.
How often are INV to MAN flights cancelled?
1.19% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 12 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Inverness to Manchester?
June, when 97.6% of flights arrived on time. The worst was May at 74.3%.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on INV to MAN 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 →