LTN → MANLondon to Manchester

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Direct flights from London (LTN) to Manchester (MAN): 1 nonstop departure observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 83 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 1 tracked flight. The nonstop covers 209 km, an estimated 46 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at London and Manchester. Updated 31 October 2026 at 21:52 UTC.

LTN London smooth · +0
MAN Manchester smooth · +0
209 km · ~0h 46m est.
departs 17:501x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 1x weekly · nonstop
95 / 100

route health from live LTN and MAN delay boards

Median arrival delay is +83 min. 0 of 1 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+83 minacross the last 1 arrival
Flight time~0h 46mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures1x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
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British Airways

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
British AirwaysBA

Flights BA7032 17:50 Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-31BA7032arrived+83

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
LTNLondon +0 min smooth ⛅ few clouds · N 3 kt Full LTN delay board →
MANManchester +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · E 2 kt Full MAN delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at MAN: a 37% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +15 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the London to Manchester route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop LTN to MAN 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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LTN to MAN questions

Is LTN–MAN running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 95/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from LTN to MAN?

Great-circle distance is 209 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 45–48 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does LTN–MAN fly?

British Airways runs the route with about 1 flight a week (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 LTN and arrival-side delay at MAN, 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.