ECS → BUDNewcastle to Budapest

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Direct flights from Newcastle (ECS) to Budapest (BUD): 4 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 80% of the last 5 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 17 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 5 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 8,458 km, an estimated 11 hours 21 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Newcastle and Budapest. Updated 15 November 2026 at 23:07 UTC.

Today, ECS → BUD

Sun 15 Nov · local times
  1. · LS589Jet2.com Departed Landed 18:05 −20

Checked BUD board 00:07

ECS Newcastle tracking
BUD Budapest smooth · +0
8,458 km · ~11h 21m est.
dep bank 10:10–18:254x weekly
Runs reliable · 2 airlines · 4x weekly · nonstop
80% on time

of the last 5 tracked ECS → BUD flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −17 min. 0 of 5 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−17 minacross the last 5 arrivals
Flight time~11h 21mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures4x2 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Jet2.comRyanair

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 days
Jet2.comLS

Flights LS589 18:25 Th Su

RyanairFR

Flights FR6241 10:10 Mo Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-15LS589arrived−20
11-14FR6241arrived−19
11-12LS589arrived+73
11-09FR6241arrived−9
11-08LS589arrived−17

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
ECSNewcastle tracking Full ECS delay board →
BUDBudapest +0 min smooth 🌫 overcast · ESE 4 kt Full BUD delay board →

How the Newcastle to Budapest route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop ECS to BUD 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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Pro Flight Search: Newcastle (ECS) to Budapest (BUD) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.

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How we measure this →

ECS to BUD questions

Is ECS–BUD running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from ECS to BUD?

Great-circle distance is 8,458 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 627–755 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ECS–BUD fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 4 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at ECS and arrival-side delay at BUD, 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.