NQY to ABZ flight delays
202 flights · March 2025 – August 2026 · UK Civil Aviation Authority
67.34%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.49%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
—
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
19 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In March it ran 76.2 points more punctual than in November — 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. ABZ to NQY arrives on time 22 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.
The route has been getting better. The later months in the record run 10.7 points more punctual than the earlier ones, which usually means a schedule that was too tight has been given more room.
This is a late route. Flights from Newquay to Aberdeen miss their scheduled arrival often enough that a tight connection at the far end is a connection at risk.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over March 2025 – August 2026, Loganair arrived on time most often on NQY to ABZ. Flights ran closest to schedule in July and worst in November.
Every airline on NQY to ABZ
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loganair | 202 | 67.34% | 1.49% | — | D |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
ABZ to NQY Aberdeen back to Newquay 89.29% on time AOther routes from Newquay
Common questions
Are flights from Newquay to Aberdeen usually delayed?
67.34% of flights on the NQY to ABZ 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 airlines fly from Newquay to Aberdeen?
Only Loganair appears in the published record on this route, with 202 flights and 67.34% arriving on time.
How often are NQY to ABZ flights cancelled?
1.49% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 15 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Newquay to Aberdeen?
March, when 100% of flights arrived on time. The worst was November 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 NQY to ABZ 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 →