MAN Manchester Airport
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Manchester09:33·13°C·#49/327
OPSWATCH WEATHERVFR
+15 min

Manchester (MAN) airport average departure delay right now

Departures +15 min, arrivals +9 min. No cancellations across 114 tracked flights.

Hour by hour
09:00today +15 min minor

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

Manchester (MAN) delays today: 54% of the 190 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running +15 min and arrivals +9 min, across 114 flights tracked so far today. No cancellations have been recorded. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 8 September 2026 at 08:19 UTC.

Departures107 timed
On time55%59
Delayed45%48
typical now +15 min
Arrivals83 timed
On time47%39
Delayed53%44
typical now +9 min
On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗
09:10 09:40EI3321DUB Dublin · gate B2+30 min
09:10 09:25FR6596BCN Barcelona · gate 52+15 min
09:25 09:45FR555DUB Dublin · gate 51+20 min
09:35I21892MAD Madrid · gate A4on time
09:35 09:55SK540CPH Copenhagen · gate A3+20 min
09:45FR8155FAO Faro · gate 49on time
09:50EK022DXB Dubai · gate C6on time
09:50EK22DXB Dubaion time
12:556E034DEL New DelhiCancelled

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

Arrivalsfull board ↗
09:25 09:45EZY702BFS from Belfast+20 min
09:35TK1993IST from Istanbulon time
09:45FR768ORK from Corkon time
09:50 10:00LH2500MUC from Munich+10 min
09:55FR3446PMI from Palma de Mallorcaon time
10:00 10:20AF1668CDG from Paris+20 min
10:406E031BOM from MumbaiCancelled
Running late right now36 of 206 still on the board · 17%
+174
HU753 from Beijing · arr 09:39
Flights this late at MAN still cancel only 1.4% of the time.
+110
EZY2122 from Venezia · arr 13:45
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~27 min.
+105
EZY2044 from Caselle · arr 13:00
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~27 min.
+83
RK1265 from Agadir · arr 16:23
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~29 min.
In the air to MANlive positions · 3-min feed
4aircraft inbound · next to land HU753 from Beijing, lands ~09:36
HU753Beijing
on final · ~09:36
KL1031Amsterdam
lands ~10:03
SV123Jeddah
lands ~12:25
MS781Cairo
~4h+ out

Positions as of 09:31 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs
AGAAgadir+69m
CFUKerkyra+27m
IBZIbiza+26m
FAOFaro+26m
DUBDublin+24m
Airlines by median delay todaymedian · min 3 legs
LSJET2.COM+22m
EIAER LINGUS+22m
EZYEASYJET+16m
Why6 kt SW winds. Operations are already late; the delay is not coming from weather.
Cancelled 0.0%0 of 114 A typical day here runs ~1.4%. Today is holding at or below normal. Weather window Forecast (TAF) ⛈️ 11–19 Worse conditions hold through the TAF window. Made up in the air Network figure ~29 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.
Last 30 days

Today is the 11th worst day of the last 30. Median day: +16 min departures.

Typical week here
+20
MON
+13
TUE
+12
WED
+18
THU
+19
FRI
+17
SAT
+16
SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Wednesday (+12 min), heaviest on Monday (+20 min).

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

Manchester airport delays today

Delays are building at MAN. A typical departure is currently +15 min. Arrivals are +9 min. Cancellations: 0 of 114 tracked flights (0.0%). The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 12:00 (+7 min expected). The terminal forecast includes thunderstorms and cumulonimbus clouds.

Other Manchester airports: MHT · Nearby gateways: LTN STN LHR LGW EDI DUB · Global delay board · Nonstop routes from Manchester

Is Manchester (MAN) delayed right now?

Delays are building at MAN. Departures +15 min, arrivals +9 min. No cancellations across 114 tracked flights. 54% of the 190 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

What is the current weather at Manchester (MAN)?

Winds SW-220 at 6kt, Vis 10km, Temp 13°C, Dew 11°C, Alt 1007 hPa, Sky clear. 13°C. wind 6 kt. visibility >10 km. flight rules VFR.

What is the best day to fly from Manchester (MAN)?

Over the last 90 days, Wednesday averaged the lightest departure delays (+12 min). Monday ran heaviest (+20 min).

How often are flights delayed at MAN today?

We tracked 114 flights today: departures +15 min, arrivals +9 min. No cancellations are recorded in the tracked sample.

What is the TAF forecast for MAN?

The next TAF period (VFR) forecasts: Winds SSW-210 at 6kt, Vis 10km, Scattered clouds at 3500ft.

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How we measure this →
Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes
VFRRight now visual (VFR), but the forecast (TAF) below reaches instrument conditions ahead: usually wider spacing or holding.
Wind220° 6 kt
Visibility>10 km
Temp / dew13 / 11 °C
Pressure1007 hPa
EGCC 080750Z AUTO 22006KT 9999 NCD 13/11 Q1007
07:00 to 10:00VFRWinds SSW-210 at 6kt, Vis 10km, Scattered clouds at 3500ft
13:00BECMGVFRWinds W-270 at 13kt
11:00 to 21:00TEMPOMVFRVis 6km, Showers Rain, Sky clear
11:00 to 20:00TEMPOVFRWinds W-280 at 18kt gusting to 28kt, Sky clear
Dep index
1.2/5Arr index
0.7/5
METAR 08:50 local · 44m ago · delay window 09:19 local · How these are computed → methodology