LCY to GLA flight delays
1,579 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · UK Civil Aviation Authority
79.2%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.96%
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 January it ran 26.7 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 route has been getting worse. The later months run 17 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. GLA to LCY arrives on time 6.7 points more 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.
Only BA CityFlyer flies this route in the published record, so there is no choice to weigh — the route's figures and the airline's are the same figures.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, BA CityFlyer arrived on time most often on LCY to GLA. Flights ran closest to schedule in January and worst in June.
Every airline on LCY to GLA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA CityFlyer | 1,562 | 79.19% | 0.96% | — | C |
| British Airways | 16 | — | 100% | — | — |
| Loganair | 1 | 100% | 0% | — | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
GLA to LCY Glasgow back to London 85.88% on time BOther routes from London
Common questions
Are flights from London to Glasgow usually delayed?
79.2% of flights on the LCY to GLA 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 airlines fly from London to Glasgow?
Only BA CityFlyer appears in the published record on this route, with 1,562 flights and 79.19% arriving on time.
How often are LCY to GLA flights cancelled?
1.96% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 20 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly London to Glasgow?
January, when 88.9% of flights arrived on time. The worst was June at 62.2%.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on LCY to GLA 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 →