MAN Manchester Airport
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Manchester13:05·11°C·#120/327
OPSMINOR DELAYS WEATHERVFR
+6 min

Manchester (MAN) airport average departure delay right now

Departures +6 min, arrivals 4 min early. 1 of 238 flights cancelled (0.4%).

Hour by hour
13:00today +6 min on time

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

Manchester (MAN) delays today: 83% of the 238 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running +6 min and arrivals 4 min early. 1 of 238 tracked flights have been cancelled (0.4%). Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 2 November 2026 at 12:33 UTC.

Departures142 timed
On time81%115
Delayed19%27
typical now +6 min
Arrivals96 timed
On time81%78
Delayed19%18
typical now 4 min early
On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗
13:05FR6957KIR Farranfore · gate 56on time
13:10DY1349OSL Oslo · gate WSYon time
13:10EI3613BHD Belfast · gate B2on time
13:10XC4101AYT Antalya · gate D4on time
13:20EK018DXB Dubai · gate C6on time
13:20FR7546POZ Poznań · gate 50on time
13:25FR1145BER Berlin · gate 52on time
13:30MS782CAI Cairo · gate A10on time

When this board posts +15, the median flight leaves +28. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →

Arrivalsfull board ↗
12:45 13:00KL1033AMS from Amsterdam+15 min
12:45 13:09U2704BFS from Belfast+24 min
12:55 13:13U22002BCN from Barcelona+18 min
12:55 13:18VY7754BCN from Barcelona+23 min
13:00FR9033GDN from Gdańskon time
13:00 13:45U22014ALC from Alicante+45 min
00:55LS1752BJV from BodrumCancelled
Running late right now19 of 182 still on the board · 10%
+370
FR6665 from Rovaniemi · arr 21:05
Flights this late at MAN still cancel only 2.9% of the time.
+83
U22266 from Marrakesh · arr 16:18
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~27 min.
+50
U22059 → Athens · dep 14:35
Board says +50. When this board first posts +45, the median flight departs +62.
+45
U22014 from Alicante · arr 13:45
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~27 min.
In the air to MANlive positions · 3-min feed
5aircraft inbound · next to land FR6880 from Copenhagen, lands ~13:15
FR6880Copenhagen
lands ~13:15
U22048Madrid
lands ~13:49
U22032Alicante
lands ~14:39
LS1724Reykjavík
lands ~14:46

Positions as of 12:57 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs
KEFReykjavík+45m
FRAFrankfurt am Main+35m
RAKMarrakesh+19m
BCNBarcelona+18m
SSHSharm El Sheikh+17m
Airlines by median delay todaymedian · min 3 legs
VLLUFTHANSA+27m
VSVIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS+25m
KLK.L.M.+16m
Why10 kt NNE winds, Scattered at MAN right now (METAR).
Cancelled 0.4%1 of 238 A typical day here runs ~1.5%. Today is holding at or below normal. Weather window Forecast (TAF) 🌧️ 22–23 Worse conditions hold through the TAF window. Made up in the air Network figure ~27 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.

Tomorrow at Manchester

Forecast

Tue 3 Nov, local date

High11°Clikely 10°C to 12°C
Low6°Clikely 4°C to 8°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Last 30 days

Today is the 7th worst day of the last 30. Median day: +9 min departures.

Typical week here
+16
MON
+16
TUE
+12
WED
+16
THU
+15
FRI
+19
SAT
+17
SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Wednesday (+12 min), heaviest on Saturday (+19 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

MAN has minor delays. A typical departure is currently +6 min. Arrivals are 4 min early. Cancellations: 1 of 238 tracked flights (0.4%). Weather worsens around 22:00 local per the TAF. The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 00:00 (+6 min expected). The terminal forecast includes rain/showers.

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?

MAN has minor delays. Departures +6 min, arrivals 4 min early. 1 of 238 flights cancelled (0.4%). 83% of the 238 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

What is the current weather at Manchester (MAN)?

Winds NNE-020 at 10kt, Vis 10km, Temp 11°C, Dew 7°C, Alt 1040 hPa, Scattered clouds at 1900ft, Scattered clouds at 3000ft. 11°C. wind 10 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). Saturday ran heaviest (+19 min).

How often are flights delayed at MAN today?

We tracked 238 flights today: departures +6 min, arrivals 4 min early. 0.4% of tracked operations were cancelled.

What is the TAF forecast for MAN?

The next TAF period (VFR) forecasts: Winds N-350 at 6kt, Vis 10km, Few clouds at 2500ft.

Are there cancellations at MAN today?

1 cancellation across 238 tracked flights today (0.4% 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.
Wind20° 10 kt
Visibility>10 km
Temp / dew11 / 7 °C
Pressure1040 hPa
EGCC 021250Z 02010KT 9999 SCT019 SCT030 11/07 Q1040
12:00 to 09:00VFRWinds N-350 at 6kt, Vis 10km, Few clouds at 2500ft
22:00 to 03:00TEMPOMVFRVis 9km, Light Showers Rain, Broken layer at 1400ft
12:00 to 18:00BECMGVFRWinds NE-050 at 10kt
Dep index
0.5/5Arr index
0.0/5
METAR 12:50 local · 16m ago · delay window 12:33 local · How these are computed → methodology