LGW to FAO flight delays
3,601 flights · March 2025 – August 2026 · UK Civil Aviation Authority
72.15%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0.58%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
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When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
15 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 25.2 points more often than Wizz Air UK 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 April it ran 37 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 12.1 points more punctual than the earlier ones, which usually means a schedule that was too tight has been given more room.
Flights from London to Faro run late more often than the average route, though not severely.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over March 2025 – August 2026, Jet2 arrived on time most often on LGW to FAO. Wizz Air UK was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in November and worst in July.
Every airline on LGW to FAO
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| easyJet | 2,013 | 73.06% | 0.25% | — | C |
| BA Euroflyer | 900 | 71.11% | 0% | — | C |
| Wizz Air UK | 483 | 66.04% | 0.62% | — | D |
| Jet2 | 103 | 91.26% | 0% | — | A |
| TUI Airways | 75 | 76% | 0% | — | — |
| British Airways | 18 | 57.14% | 22.22% | — | — |
| easyJet Europe | 9 | — | 100% | — | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
FAO to LGW Faro back to London 74.86% on time COther routes from London
Common questions
Are flights from London to Faro usually delayed?
72.15% of flights on the LGW to FAO route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 3 in every ten arrived late. That is worse than the average route in this record.
Which airline is most on time from London to Faro?
Jet2, at 91.26% on time across 103 flights. The least punctual on the route was Wizz Air UK at 66.04%.
How often are LGW to FAO flights cancelled?
0.58% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 6 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly London to Faro?
April, when 88.7% of flights arrived on time. The worst was July at 51.7%.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on LGW to FAO 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 →