MAN Manchester Airport
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Manchester15:15·13°C·#113/327
OPSWATCH WEATHERMVFR
+3 min

Manchester (MAN) airport average departure delay right now

Measured operations: departures +3 min, arrivals on schedule. 2 of 328 flights cancelled (0.6%).

Hour by hour
15:00today +3 min on time

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

Manchester (MAN) delays today: 80% of the 298 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running +3 min and arrivals on schedule, across 328 flights tracked so far today. 2 of 328 tracked flights have been cancelled (0.6%). Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 28 October 2026 at 14:52 UTC.

Departures175 timed
On time76%133
Delayed24%42
typical now +3 min
Arrivals123 timed
On time83%102
Delayed17%21
typical now on schedule
On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗
13:10 16:00RK1266AGA Agadir · gate 49+170 min
15:10FR1593CGN Köln · gate 44on time
15:10LS819RHO Rhodes · gate D3on time
15:10U22141DLM Dalaman · gate A8on time
15:15LS909FUE El Matorral · gate C3on time
15:45EC5564ALC Alicante · gate A5on time
15:45FR3204CIA Rome · gate 48on time
15:45U22015ALC Alicante · gate A11on time
13:40KL1034AMS AmsterdamCancelled

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

Arrivalsfull board ↗
14:20 16:05LS1756OLB from Olbia+105 min
14:55 15:45U22004AGP from Málaga+50 min
15:20 15:40FR893NOC from Charlestown+20 min
15:30EI3614BHD from Belfaston time
15:30 17:05LS948NAP from Napoli+95 min
15:30LS952CFU from Kerkyraon time
12:45KL1033AMS from AmsterdamCancelled
Running late right now16 of 154 still on the board · 10%
+170
RK1266 → Agadir · dep 16:00
Flights this late at MAN still cancel only 2.9% of the time.
+111
RK8293 from Tirana · arr 21:21
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~27 min.
+105
LS1756 from Olbia · arr 16:05
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~27 min.
+95
LS948 from Napoli · arr 17:05
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~27 min.
In the air to MANlive positions · 3-min feed
3aircraft inbound · next to land U22060 from Athens, lands ~15:26
U22060Athens
lands ~15:26
PK701Attock
lands ~15:27
FR1272Bucharest
lands ~15:59

Positions as of 15:10 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs
VIEVienna+152m
BGYOrio al Serio+19m
Airlines by median delay todaymedian · min 3 legs
SKSAS SCANDINAVIAN AIRLINES+28m
RKRYANAIR+20m
BYTUI+15m
Why7 kt W winds, Broken at 3,000 ft. Conditions like these add about 1 pts of delay risk at MAN in our weather × delay record.
Cancelled 0.6%2 of 328 A typical day here runs ~1.6%. Today is holding at or below normal. Weather window Forecast (TAF) 🌥 reduced visibility No change in the current 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

Thu 29 Oct, local date

High14°Clikely 13°C to 15°C
Low9°Clikely 6°C to 11°C
Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure is cancelled
1.1%usually 1.4%
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
11%usually 10%

Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Based on about 290 departures a day. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Last 30 days

Today is the 28th worst day of the last 30. Median day: +9 min departures.

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

Weather watch at MAN: measured operations remain calm. A typical departure is currently +3 min. Arrivals are on schedule. Cancellations: 2 of 328 tracked flights (0.6%). The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 21:00 (on time expected). The terminal forecast may deteriorate to instrument conditions (IFR).

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?

Weather watch at MAN: measured operations remain calm. The terminal forecast may deteriorate to instrument conditions (IFR). Measured operations: departures +3 min, arrivals on schedule. 2 of 328 flights cancelled (0.6%). 80% of the 298 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

What is the current weather at Manchester (MAN)?

Winds W-270 (variable 260 to 320) at 7kt, Vis 10km, Temp 13°C, Dew 10°C, Alt 1023 hPa, Light Rain, Scattered clouds at 2200ft, Broken layer at 3000ft. 13°C. wind 7 kt. visibility >10 km. flight rules MVFR.

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 328 flights today: departures +3 min, arrivals on schedule. 0.6% of tracked operations were cancelled.

What is the TAF forecast for MAN?

The next TAF period (VFR) forecasts: Winds WSW-240 at 10kt, Vis 10km, Few clouds at 3500ft.

Are there cancellations at MAN today?

2 cancellations across 328 tracked flights today (0.6% of operations).

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How we measure this →
Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes
MVFRRight now marginal visual (MVFR), but the forecast (TAF) below reaches instrument conditions ahead: usually wider spacing or holding.
Wind270° 7 kt
Visibility>10 km
Ceiling3,000 ft
Temp / dew13 / 10 °C
Pressure1023 hPa
WeatherLight Rain
EGCC 281450Z 27007KT 260V320 9999 -RA SCT022 BKN030 13/10 Q1023
12:00 to 17:00VFRWinds WSW-240 at 10kt, Vis 10km, Few clouds at 3500ft
20:00 to 18:00BECMGVFRWinds S-180 at 5kt
02:00 to 10:00TEMPOIFRVis 7km, Broken layer at 800ft
Dep index
0.4/5Arr index
0.0/5
METAR 14:50 local · 25m ago · delay window 14:52 local · How these are computed → methodology