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LHR to NOC flight delays

London (LHR) Charlestown (NOC)

205 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · UK Civil Aviation Authority

86.63%

Arrived on time

Within 15 minutes of schedule

1.46%

Cancelled

Share of scheduled flights

When late, late by

Average across delayed arrivals

6 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 37.5 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.

The two directions do not behave alike. NOC to LHR arrives on time 15.6 points less 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.

The route has been getting better. The later months in the record run 9.7 points more punctual than the earlier ones, which usually means a schedule that was too tight has been given more room.

This route does better than its own airport. Departures from LHR overall run 7.9 points less punctual than this particular one — so whatever congestion LHR has, this route is largely escaping it.

Which airline should you fly on this route?

Over January 2025 – August 2026, Aer Lingus arrived on time most often on LHR to NOC. Flights ran closest to schedule in April and worst in January.

Every airline on LHR to NOC

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
Aer Lingus 205 86.63% 1.46% B

Month by month

Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.

Jan 2025 peak 100 Jun 2026
On-time arrival rate, %

Common questions

Are flights from London to Charlestown usually delayed?

86.63% of flights on the LHR to NOC 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 Charlestown?

Only Aer Lingus appears in the published record on this route, with 205 flights and 86.63% arriving on time.

How often are LHR to NOC flights cancelled?

1.46% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 15 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.

What is the best month to fly London to Charlestown?

April, when 100% of flights arrived on time. The worst was January at 62.5%.

What these figures do and do not tell you

Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on LHR to NOC 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 →