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London Airport (LGW): delays and compensation

See the disrupted flights at London and find out whether you could be owed compensation for a delayed or cancelled flight. Checking is free.

London (LGW): delays, EU261 and cancellations

Pick a reporting period — every figure and the chart below are calculated over it.

Reporting period
38,324
Departures
37,856
Arrivals
33.6%
Delayed >5 min
0.5%
EU261 3 h+
1.1%
Cancelled
31 min
Avg delay

Calculated from Quiescence.eu flight tracking, measured on arrival, over all movements (departures + arrivals). “Delayed >5 min” is every movement that arrived late; “EU261 3 h+” is the subset that arrived three hours or more late — the compensation threshold; “Avg delay” is the mean arrival delay of the movements that arrived late. Indicative.

Bar chart of London (LGW) for the last 7, 14, 30 and 90 days: share of movements delayed more than 5 minutes, share delayed 3 hours or more (EU261) and share cancelled.
Each period shows the share of tracked movements that arrived more than 5 minutes late, the subset that arrived three hours or more late (EU261 compensation territory), and the share that was cancelled. Complete days only, up to yesterday; recalculated once a day in the late morning (Central European time).
Delayed >5 min EU261 3 h+ — compensation threshold Cancelled
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The same measures day by day across the period selected above: movements tracked (departures + arrivals), movements that arrived more than 5 minutes late, the subset that arrived three hours or more late (EU261 compensation territory), and movements cancelled. Point at a day for its exact figures.

Weather, warnings and strikes

What was happening at the airport that day, for information. It does not say why a flight was delayed, and it plays no part in our assessment of a claim.

London (LGW), 11/11/2026

Weather, hour by hour

Show the 24 weather reports
Time (CET)WindVisibilityCloud baseTemp.WeatherFlying conditionsReport as issued (UTC)
00:2060° 9 kt3.5 km400 ft8 °CLight rain, light drizzleVery poorMETAR EGKK 102320Z 06009KT 3500 -RADZ BKN004 08/08 Q1003
01:2060° 7 kt5 km400 ft8 °CLight drizzle, mistVery poorMETAR EGKK 110020Z 06007KT 5000 -DZ BR BKN004 08/08 Q1003
02:2050° 6 kt6 km400 ft9 °CLight rainVery poorMETAR EGKK 110120Z 05006KT 6000 -RA BKN004 09/08 Q1002
03:2040° 5 kt4.7 km500 ft9 °CLight drizzlePoorMETAR EGKK 110220Z 04005KT 4700 -DZ BKN005 09/09 Q1002
04:2030° 5 kt4 km500 ft9 °CLight rain, light drizzlePoorMETAR EGKK 110320Z 03005KT 4000 -RADZ BKN005 09/09 Q1002
05:2030° 7 kt4.5 km500 ft9 °CLight rainPoorMETAR EGKK 110420Z 03007KT 4500 -RA BKN005 09/09 Q1002
06:2030° 6 kt7 km600 ft9 °CLight rainPoorMETAR EGKK 110520Z 03006KT 7000 -RA BKN006 09/08 Q1002
07:2030° 7 kt10 km900 ft8 °CLight rainPoorMETAR EGKK 110620Z 03007KT 9999 -RA SCT005 BKN009 08/08 Q1002
08:2030° 7 kt6 km700 ft9 °CLight rainPoorMETAR EGKK 110720Z 03007KT 6000 -RA BKN007 09/08 Q1003
09:2040° 8 kt7 km700 ft9 °CLight rainPoorMETAR EGKK 110820Z 04008KT 7000 -RA BKN007 09/08 Q1003
10:2040° 8 kt6 km800 ft9 °CLight rainPoorMETAR EGKK 110920Z 04008KT 6000 -RA BKN008 09/08 Q1003
11:2040° 9 kt7 km1 000 ft9 °CLight rainFairMETAR EGKK 111020Z 04009KT 020V090 7000 -RA FEW008 BKN010 09/08 Q1003
12:2040° 9 kt8 km1 300 ft9 °CLight rainFairMETAR EGKK 111120Z 04009KT 8000 -RA SCT009 BKN013 09/08 Q1003
13:2040° 9 kt9 km2 400 ft10 °CLight rainFairMETAR EGKK 111220Z 04009KT 9000 -RA FEW011 BKN024 10/08 Q1003
14:2040° 8 kt6 km2 900 ft10 °CLight rainFairMETAR EGKK 111320Z 04008KT 010V080 6000 -RA SCT015 BKN029 10/08 Q1003
15:2040° 7 kt10 km3 200 ft10 °CGoodMETAR EGKK 111420Z 04007KT 9999 OVC032 10/08 Q1003
16:2030° 6 kt8 km3 400 ft9 °CFairMETAR EGKK 111520Z 03006KT 8000 FEW016 BKN034 09/07 Q1003
17:2030° 6 kt10 km4 000 ft9 °CGoodMETAR EGKK 111620Z 03006KT 9999 FEW034 BKN040 09/07 Q1003
18:2030° 6 kt9 km3 600 ft9 °CGoodMETAR EGKK 111720Z 03006KT 350V080 9000 BKN036 09/07 Q1003
19:20350° 4 kt10 km9 °CGoodMETAR EGKK 111820Z 35004KT 9999 SCT039 09/07 Q1004
20:20340° 5 kt10 km8 °CGoodMETAR EGKK 111920Z 34005KT 9999 FEW045 08/07 Q1004
21:20360° 4 kt10 km8 °CGoodMETAR EGKK 112020Z 36004KT CAVOK 08/07 Q1003
22:2020° 5 kt10 km8 °CGoodMETAR EGKK 112120Z 02005KT CAVOK 08/06 Q1003
23:2030° 4 kt10 km8 °CGoodMETAR EGKK 112220Z 03004KT CAVOK 08/06 Q1004

Disrupted flights departing from London

Compensation for delayed or cancelled flights

If your flight from or to this airport arrived 3 hours or more late, was cancelled with less than 14 days' notice, or you were denied boarding, and the cause was the airline's responsibility, you may be owed between €250 and €600 — on top of a refund or a re-routing.

Learn more in our guides to flight compensation, passenger rights and how to claim, or work out your case with the calculator.

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Frequently asked questions

How much am I owed for a delayed flight at this airport?

Between €250 and €600 per passenger, depending on the flight distance, provided you reach your destination 3 hours or more late and the cause was the airline's responsibility. The calculator gives you an estimated figure.

What if the delay was caused by bad weather at the airport?

Severe weather is usually treated as an extraordinary circumstance, so there may be no compensation. Even so, you keep the right to care and to a refund, and it is worth checking.

Is this data official?

These are statistics we calculate from the flight information that airports and the data sources we credit publish, counting complete days only, up to yesterday. They are for guidance; to claim, keep your boarding pass and the airline's emails.