LHR to NCE flight delays
3,474 flights · March 2025 – August 2026 · UK Civil Aviation Authority
75.53%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.18%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
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When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
12 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In February it ran 37.8 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 2 airlines here are separated by under 4 points — close enough to call a tie. Choose on price and departure time.
Flights from London to Nice run late more often than the average route, though not severely.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over March 2025 – August 2026, British Airways arrived on time most often on LHR to NCE. Air France was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in November and worst in July.
Every airline on LHR to NCE
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Airways | 3,236 | 75.79% | 1.21% | — | C |
| Air France | 238 | 72.03% | 0.84% | — | C |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
NCE to LHR Nice back to London 71.95% on time DOther routes from London
Common questions
Are flights from London to Nice usually delayed?
75.53% of flights on the LHR to NCE 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 airline is most on time from London to Nice?
British Airways, at 75.79% on time across 3,236 flights. The least punctual on the route was Air France at 72.03%.
How often are LHR to NCE flights cancelled?
1.18% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 12 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly London to Nice?
February, when 91.3% of flights arrived on time. The worst was July at 53.5%.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on LHR to NCE 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 →