STN London Stansted Airport
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LondonLondon Stansted Airport19:01·21°C·#70/327
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+15 min

London (STN) airport average departure delay right now

Departures +15 min, arrivals +11 min. 12 of 378 flights cancelled (3.2%).

Hour by hour
19:00today +15 min minor

Drag. Solid bars are observed. Hatched bars are expected.

London (STN) delays today: 68% of the 332 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running +15 min and arrivals +11 min, across 378 flights tracked so far today. 12 of 378 tracked flights have been cancelled (3.2%). Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 23 September 2026 at 17:08 UTC.

Departures167 timed
On time64%107
Delayed36%60
typical now +15 min
Arrivals165 timed
On time68%113
Delayed32%52
typical now +11 min
On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗
18:25 19:25RK8290TIA Tirana · gate 86+60 min
18:55FR109SNN Shannon · gate 33on time
19:00FR966GOT Göteborg · gate 52on time
19:05 19:15FR8092FKB Rheinmünster · gate 87+10 min
19:05 19:40FR907ORK Cork · gate 37+35 min
19:10IZ912TLV Tel Aviv · gate 7on time
19:10RK330GLA Glasgow · gate 48on time
19:15 19:35FR281TLS Toulouse/Blagnac · gate 49+20 min
06:55TK1246IST IstanbulCancelled
07:55FR295TLS Toulouse/BlagnacCancelled
08:30FR533GDN GdańskCancelled

When this board posts +15, the median flight leaves +30. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →

Arrivalsfull board ↗
18:30 19:13FR2345HEL from Helsinki+43 min
18:35 19:17FR8287ALC from Alicante+42 min
18:45 18:56EK067DXB from Dubai+11 min
18:45 18:52PC1175SAW from Istanbul+7 min
18:50 19:09FR231AHO from Alghero+19 min
18:55 19:01FR3673BGY from Orio al Serio+6 min
01:15RK1365RBA from RabatCancelled
08:05FR532GDN from GdańskCancelled
11:25FR5535KTW from KatowiceCancelled
Running late right now28 of 132 still on the board · 21%
+156
RK9621 from · arr 00:46
Flights this late at STN still cancel only 1.5% of the time.
+150
FR1275 → Porto · dep 23:05
A +150 min push, well beyond this airport's typical day.
+150
FR1276 from Porto · arr 22:40
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~28 min.
+115
FR8405 → Wrocław · dep 22:50
A +115 min push, well beyond this airport's typical day.
In the air to STNlive positions · 3-min feed
4aircraft inbound · next to land FR2345 from Helsinki, lands ~19:10
FR2345Helsinki
lands ~19:10
FR1887Lisbon
lands ~19:13
FR2789Berlin
lands ~19:25
FR1462Stockholm
lands ~20:03

Positions as of 18:57 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs
REUReus+69m
BFSBelfast+29m
BERBerlin+27m
ADBGaziemir+27m
KGSKos Island+26m
Airlines by median delay todaymedian · min 3 legs
TOMTUI+26m
VFAJET+15m
Why10 kt NW winds, Scattered. Operations are already late; the delay is not coming from weather.
Cancelled 3.2%12 of 378 A typical day here runs ~0.7%. Today is above normal. Weather window Forecast (TAF) 🌥 03–05 Worse conditions hold through the TAF window. Made up in the air Network figure ~28 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.
Last 30 days

Today is the 9th worst day of the last 30. Median day: +11 min departures.

Typical week here
+13
MON
+17
TUE
+12
WED
+15
THU
+17
FRI
+11
SAT
+10
SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Sunday (+10 min), heaviest on Friday (+17 min).

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Sample · what you getSTN went yellow · departures now +34 min and building · 19:40 local. Weather clears after 03:00. → proflightsearch.com/airport-delays/london-STN

London airport delays today

Delays are building at STN. A typical departure is currently +15 min. Arrivals are +11 min. Cancellations: 12 of 378 tracked flights (3.2%). The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 00:00 (on time expected). The terminal forecast includes Vis 6km, Sky clear.

Other London airports: LHR LGW LTN · Nearby gateways: LTN LHR LGW MAN EDI AMS · Global delay board · Nonstop routes from London

Is London (STN) delayed right now?

Delays are building at STN. Departures +15 min, arrivals +11 min. 12 of 378 flights cancelled (3.2%). 68% of the 332 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

What is the current weather at London (STN)?

Winds NW-310 (variable 270 to 360) at 10kt, Vis 10km, Temp 21°C, Dew 12°C, Alt 1024 hPa, Scattered clouds at 3500ft. 21°C. wind 10 kt. visibility >10 km. flight rules VFR.

What is the best day to fly from London (STN)?

Over the last 90 days, Sunday averaged the lightest departure delays (+10 min). Friday ran heaviest (+17 min).

How often are flights delayed at STN today?

We tracked 378 flights today: departures +15 min, arrivals +11 min. 3.2% of tracked operations were cancelled.

What is the TAF forecast for STN?

The next TAF period (VFR) forecasts: Winds WNW-290 at 12kt, Vis 10km, Scattered clouds at 4500ft.

Are there cancellations at STN today?

12 cancellations across 378 tracked flights today (3.2% of operations).

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How we measure this →
Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes
VFRRight now visual (VFR), but the forecast (TAF) below dips to marginal visual ahead: small spacing adjustments are possible.
Wind310° 10 kt
Visibility>10 km
Temp / dew21 / 12 °C
Pressure1024 hPa
EGSS 231550Z AUTO 31010KT 270V360 9999 SCT035 21/12 Q1024
13:00 to 23:00VFRWinds WNW-290 at 12kt, Vis 10km, Scattered clouds at 4500ft
02:00 to 11:00BECMGVFRWinds NE-050 at 6kt
03:00 to 09:00MVFRVis 6km, Sky clear
15:00 to 19:00BECMGVFRWinds S-180 at 10kt
Dep index
0.7/5Arr index
1.1/5
METAR 16:50 local · 2h ago · delay window 18:08 local · How these are computed → methodology