RyanairFR80% on time
live
Direct flights from Barcelona (BCN) to Newcastle upon Tyne (NCL): 5 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 80% of the last 5 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 9 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 5 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,553 km, an estimated 2 hours 29 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Barcelona and Newcastle upon Tyne. Updated 10 September 2026 at 08:05 UTC.
BCN
Barcelona
disrupted · +61
NCL
Newcastle upon Tyne
tracking
1,553 km · ~2h 29m est.
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 5x weekly · nonstop
80% on time
of the last 5 operated BCN → NCL flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is +9 min. 0 of 5 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+9 minacross the last 5 operated legs
Flight time~2h 29mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures5x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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Ryanair
Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Who flies it
observed on the boards · 7 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsnext sweep in 120s
How the Barcelona to Newcastle upon Tyne route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop BCN to NCL flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.
Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure
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https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/BCN-NCL
BCN to NCL questions
Is BCN–NCL running on time right now?
High disruption likely. The departure side at BCN is the weaker end, route health score 18/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from BCN to NCL?
Great-circle distance is 1,553 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 140–163 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does BCN–NCL fly?
Ryanair runs the route with about 5 flights a week (tue, wed, thu, fri, sat). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at BCN and arrival-side delay at NCL, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
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