EDI Edinburgh Airport
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+22 min

Edinburgh (EDI) airport average departure delay right now

Departures +22 min, arrivals on schedule. No cancellations across 355 tracked flights. Weather risk is also high; check the current conditions and forecast below.

Hour by hour
20:00today +22 min minor

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Edinburgh (EDI) delays today: 50% of the 60 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running +22 min and arrivals on schedule, across 355 flights tracked so far today. No cancellations have been recorded. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 19 October 2026 at 19:38 UTC.

Departures29 timed
On time31%9
Delayed69%20
typical now +22 min
Arrivals31 timed
On time68%21
Delayed32%10
typical now on schedule
On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗
19:25 22:20U2335BHX Birmingham · gate 11+175 min
20:05 22:20U2329BFS Belfast · gate 13+135 min
20:50FR4516BRI Bari · gate 13on time
21:10DY1357OSL Oslo · gate 11on time
21:15 21:50U2816LGW London · gate 4+35 min
21:25 21:50FR817DUB Dublin · gate 1A+25 min
21:40 22:30EC7032AGP Málaga · gate 14+50 min
21:40U2606LTN London · gate 27on time

When this board posts +15, the median flight leaves +40. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →

Arrivalsfull board ↗
18:55 21:45U23210MAD from Madrid+170 min
19:25 21:55U23264MUC from Munich+150 min
19:40 21:11FR5686MAD from Madrid+91 min
20:10 21:24LM356LSI from Lerwick+74 min
20:30 21:05U2815LGW from London+35 min
21:00 21:26FR816DUB from Dublin+26 min
Running late right now21 of 352 still on the board · 6.0%
+175
U2335 → Birmingham · dep 22:20
Flights this late at EDI still cancel only 5.0% of the time.
+170
U23210 from Madrid · arr 21:45
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~28 min.
+150
U23264 from Munich · arr 21:55
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~27 min.
+135
U2329 → Belfast · dep 22:20
A +135 min push, well beyond this airport's typical day.
In the air to EDIlive positions · 3-min feed
2aircraft inbound · next to land U23264 from Munich, lands ~21:45
U23264Munich
lands ~21:45
FR6604Ibiza
lands ~22:48

Positions as of 20:52 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs
BFSBelfast+62m
LHRLondon+18m
Airlines by median delay todaymedian · min 3 legs
U2easyJet+47m
FRRyanair+20m
BABritish Airways+18m
Why1 kt NNW winds, Overcast at 300 ft. Conditions like these add about 6 pts of delay risk at EDI in our weather × delay record.
Cancelled 0.0%0 of 355 A typical day here runs ~1.1%. Today is holding at or below normal. Weather window Forecast (TAF) ⛈️ very low visibility No change in the current TAF window. Made up in the air Network figure ~27 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.
Last 30 days

Today is the 11th worst day of the last 30. Median day: +21 min departures.

Typical week here
+24
MON
+18
TUE
+19
WED
+21
THU
+24
FRI
+21
SAT
+23
SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Tuesday (+18 min), heaviest on Friday (+24 min).

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Sample · what you getEDI went yellow · departures now +34 min and building · 19:40 local. Weather clears after 03:00. → proflightsearch.com/airport-delays/edinburgh-EDI

Edinburgh airport delays today

Delays are building at EDI. A typical departure is currently +22 min. Arrivals are on schedule. Cancellations: 0 of 355 tracked flights (0.0%). The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 21:00 (+21 min expected). The terminal forecast includes Vis 3km, Drizzle, Mist, Broken layer at 300ft.

Nearby gateways: MAN LTN STN LHR LGW DUB · Global delay board · Nonstop routes from Edinburgh

Is Edinburgh (EDI) delayed right now?

Delays are building at EDI. Departures +22 min, arrivals on schedule. No cancellations across 355 tracked flights. Weather risk is also high; check the current conditions and forecast below. 50% of the 60 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

What is the current weather at Edinburgh (EDI)?

Winds NNW-340 at 1kt, Vis 4.3km, Temp 9°C, Dew 9°C, Alt 1026 hPa, Light Drizzle, Broken layer at 300ft, Overcast layer at 600ft. 9°C. wind 1 kt. visibility 4.3 km. flight rules LIFR.

What is the best day to fly from Edinburgh (EDI)?

Over the last 90 days, Tuesday averaged the lightest departure delays (+18 min). Friday ran heaviest (+24 min).

How often are flights delayed at EDI today?

We tracked 355 flights today: departures +22 min, arrivals on schedule. No cancellations are recorded in the tracked sample.

What is the TAF forecast for EDI?

The next TAF period (MVFR) forecasts: Winds Variable at 3kt, Vis 10km, Scattered clouds at 1200ft, Broken layer at 2000ft.

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How we measure this →
Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes
LIFRRight now low-instrument (LIFR). Throughput can drop sharply and diversions become more likely.
Wind340° 1 kt
Visibility4.3 km
Ceiling300 ft
Temp / dew9 / 9 °C
Pressure1026 hPa
WeatherLight Drizzle
EGPH 191550Z 34001KT 4300 -DZ BKN003 OVC006 09/09 Q1026
13:00MVFRWinds Variable at 3kt, Vis 10km, Scattered clouds at 1200ft, Broken layer at 2000ft
16:00 to 18:00BECMGIFRBroken layer at 600ft
13:00 to 15:00TEMPOIFRVis 6km, Light Drizzle, Sky clear
15:00 to 21:00TEMPOLIFRVis 3km, Drizzle, Mist, Broken layer at 300ft
Dep index
1.5/5Arr index
0.0/5
METAR 16:50 local · 4h ago · delay window 20:38 local · How these are computed → methodology