FR5579 EdinburghEDI · 08:20 AlicanteALC · 12:30
FR5579 by Ryanair flies from Edinburgh (EDI) to Alicante (ALC) for the Sat, Sep 12 departure.
departs EDI · on schedule
board checked 41m ago · checking again in 45s
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at EDI and ALC are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.
Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Edinburgh to Alicante flights today
same route · RyanairIf FR5579 is cancelled, this is the other Ryanair nonstop flight from Edinburgh to Alicante on the same day, with scheduled departure times in EDI local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How FR5579 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for FR5579 across the EDI and ALC boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 1 completed leg so far: left heavily delayed (~71 min) but landed noticeably late (~33 min). Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how FR5579 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationBoard clocks recorded as EDI and ALC published them.
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Pro Flight Search — FR5579 Edinburgh to Alicante on-time performance, measured from the EDI and ALC airport boards.
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