LHR to DOH flight delays
4,317 flights · March 2025 – August 2026 · UK Civil Aviation Authority
69.29%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
3.59%
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
The cancellation rate for the period is 3.59%, but almost all of it belongs to one month: March 2026, when 72.19% of flights on this route did not operate. Outside that month the route cancelled at around 0.98%. Whatever happened in March was an event, not the normal state of this route.
The season swings this route hard. In May it ran 62.1 points more punctual than in March — 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. DOH to LHR arrives on time 12.8 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.
This route does worse than its own airport. LHR as a whole runs 7.6 points more punctual than these flights, which points at something specific to the route — the time of day it is scheduled, or the aircraft that feed it — rather than the airport.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over March 2025 – August 2026, Qatar Airways arrived on time most often on LHR to DOH. British Airways was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in November and worst in July.
Every airline on LHR to DOH
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar Airways | 3,665 | 69.35% | 3.25% | — | D |
| British Airways | 652 | 68.99% | 5.52% | — | D |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
DOH to LHR Doha back to London 82.14% on time COther routes from London
Common questions
Are flights from London to Doha usually delayed?
69.29% of flights on the LHR to DOH 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 Doha?
Qatar Airways, at 69.35% on time across 3,665 flights. The least punctual on the route was British Airways at 68.99%.
How often are LHR to DOH flights cancelled?
3.59% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 36 in every thousand. That is high enough that cancellation, not delay, is the risk worth planning around.
What is the best month to fly London to Doha?
May, when 85.9% of flights arrived on time. The worst was March at 23.8%.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on LHR to DOH 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 →