How bad are delays at Bournemouth Airport?
£220 to £520 each, if you land 3 hours or more late
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Bournemouth is one of the 5 worst of the 25 biggest UK airports for landing on time.
- Flights a year
- 9,250
- Landed on time
- 68.6%
- Land 3 hrs or more late
- 37a year
Last 12 months, CAA data
What you're owed
£220 to £520each if you land 3 hours or more late
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37 flights a year cross the 3-hour line at Bournemouth
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How bad is it
Does Bournemouth get delayed a lot?
Yes, more than most. It's one of the 5 worst of the 25 biggest UK airports for landing on time, with 68.6% of flights arriving within 15 minutes of schedule.
Most delays here are under an hour. About 37 flights a year cross the 3-hour line, which is the point the airline has to pay.
Which airline here is most reliable?
Jet2.com, 75.0% on time across 2,037 flights. Least reliable: TUI Airways, 59.4%. The full league table is below.
When is it worst?
July 2025, when flights at Bournemouth ran an average of 30.6 minutes late.
See all the numbers for Bournemouth
In the last 12 months, 9,250 flights operated at Bournemouth, and 0.4% were 3 or more hours late, crossing the threshold where £220 to £520 each becomes payable.
Flights are landing on time less often than last year: 68.6% ran on time against 69.2% in the twelve months before, and the average delay fell from 17.9 to 17.2 minutes.
| Bournemouth, last 12 months | Figure | vs year before |
|---|---|---|
| Flights at Bournemouth | 9,250 | was 7,547 |
| Ran on time (within 15 min) | 68.6% | ▼ was 69.2% |
| Average delay | 17.2 min | ▼ was 17.9 min |
| 3 hours or more late (the line where they pay) | 0.4% | - |
| Cancelled | 0.3% | - |
| Flights 3 hours or more late (a year) | 37 flights/year | - |
These are CAA figures for Bournemouth, arrivals and departures combined. Here's how each airline compares below.
Bournemouth, month by month
Worst month: July 2025, averaging 30.6 minutes.
The league table
Airlines at Bournemouth
| Airline | 3 hours or more late | Landed on time |
|---|---|---|
| Ryanair | 0.4% | 68.8% |
| Jet2.com | 0.3% | 75.0% |
| TUI Airways | 0.3% | 59.4% |
Your rights
Your rights from Bournemouth
Bournemouth is a UK airport, so every flight departing from it is covered by UK law, whichever airline operates it. Delays of 3 or more hours pay £220 to £520 each depending on distance. See the full breakdown on the 3-hour rule. Cancelled instead of delayed? Broadly the same amounts apply under different conditions. See cancelled flight compensation.
Other UK airports
Source: UK Civil Aviation Authority punctuality statistics, July 2025 to June 2026. Analysis by CheckFlightCompensation; the CAA is credited as the data source as its publication conditions require. Figures cover the 25 largest UK airports. Methodology and limitations.