PDV to STN flight delays
117 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · UK Civil Aviation Authority
58.97%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
—
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
26 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
This is a late route. Flights from Plovdiv to London miss their scheduled arrival often enough that a tight connection at the far end is a connection at risk.
The two directions do not behave alike. STN to PDV arrives on time 20.5 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.
Only Ryanair 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.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, Ryanair arrived on time most often on PDV to STN. Flights ran closest to schedule in March and worst in May.
Every airline on PDV to STN
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryanair | 117 | 58.97% | 0% | — | F |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
STN to PDV London back to Plovdiv 79.49% on time BOther routes from Plovdiv
Common questions
Are flights from Plovdiv to London usually delayed?
58.97% of flights on the PDV to STN route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 4 in every ten arrived late. That is worse than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Plovdiv to London?
Only Ryanair appears in the published record on this route, with 117 flights and 58.97% arriving on time.
How often are PDV to STN flights cancelled?
0% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 1 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on PDV to STN 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 →