LGW to ORK flight delays
211 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · UK Civil Aviation Authority
86.67%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0.47%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
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When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
9 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 23.5 points more punctual than in January — 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.
This route does better than its own airport. Departures from LGW overall run 13 points less punctual than this particular one — so whatever congestion LGW has, this route is largely escaping it.
The route has been getting better. The later months in the record run 8.2 points more punctual than the earlier ones, which usually means a schedule that was too tight has been given more room.
Only Ryanair 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, Ryanair arrived on time most often on LGW to ORK. Flights ran closest to schedule in May and worst in January.
Every airline on LGW to ORK
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryanair | 211 | 86.67% | 0.47% | — | A |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
ORK to LGW Cork back to London 90.48% on time ACommon questions
Are flights from London to Cork usually delayed?
86.67% of flights on the LGW to ORK 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 London to Cork?
Only Ryanair appears in the published record on this route, with 211 flights and 86.67% arriving on time.
How often are LGW to ORK flights cancelled?
0.47% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 5 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly London to Cork?
May, when 96.8% of flights arrived on time. The worst was January at 73.3%.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on LGW to ORK 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 →