LHR to KWI flight delays
London (LHR) Kuwait City (KWI)
489 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · UK Civil Aviation Authority
84.57%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0.61%
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 April it ran 21.8 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.
Only Kuwait Airways 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.
This is a thin route — 489 flights across the whole period. On a route this infrequent a cancellation is far more costly than the rate suggests, because the next departure may not be the same day.
Flights from London to Kuwait City keep to schedule more reliably than most. On a route this punctual the day you fly matters more than the airline you pick.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, Kuwait Airways arrived on time most often on LHR to KWI. Flights ran closest to schedule in April and worst in June.
Every airline on LHR to KWI
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwait Airways | 413 | 82.73% | 0.48% | — | B |
| British Airways | 76 | 94.67% | 1.32% | — | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
KWI to LHR Kuwait City back to London 85.39% on time BOther routes from London
Common questions
Are flights from London to Kuwait City usually delayed?
84.57% of flights on the LHR to KWI route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is better than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from London to Kuwait City?
Only Kuwait Airways appears in the published record on this route, with 413 flights and 82.73% arriving on time.
How often are LHR to KWI flights cancelled?
0.61% 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 Kuwait City?
April, when 98.6% of flights arrived on time. The worst was June at 76.8%.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on LHR to KWI 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 →