Worst UK airport for delays revealed – check the full ranking

Departures in 2022 were half an hour late on average at the poorest performing airport

Airline passengers reported delays of up to four hours (Clive Marshall/PA)

Birmingham airport was the worst in the UK for flight delays for a second year in a row, an investigation has found.

Departures from the West Midlands airport were half an hour behind schedule on average in 2022, according to analysis of Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) data by the PA news agency.

That was more than twice as long as the previous year, when it was also ranked last for punctuality.