CGN → MANKöln to Manchester

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Direct flights from Köln (CGN) to Manchester (MAN): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 71% of the last 7 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 7 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 699 km, an estimated 1 hour 24 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Köln and Manchester. Updated 16 October 2026 at 13:19 UTC.

Today, CGN → MAN

Fri 16 Oct · local times
  1. · FR1592RYANAIR Departed Landed 11:27 −3

Checked MAN board 14:19

CGN Köln tracking
MAN Manchester smooth · +1
699 km · ~1h 24m est.
dep bank 11:30–23:457x weekly
Runs mixed · 2 airlines · 7x weekly · nonstop
71% on time

of the last 7 operated CGN → MAN flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +0 min. 0 of 7 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+0 minacross the last 7 operated legs
Flight time~1h 24mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x2 direct airlines on the leg

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
RyanairFR60% on time

Flights FR1592 varies Mo We Fr Sa Su · FR6631 varies We Sa Su

Ryanair UKRK

Flights RK1592 varies Tu Th

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-16FR1592arrived−3
10-15RK1592arrived+0
10-14FR1592arrived+15
10-14FR6631arrived+143
10-13RK1592arrived−7
10-12FR1592arrived−17
10-11FR1592arrived+22

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
CGNKöln tracking Full CGN delay board →
MANManchester +1 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · W 5 kt Full MAN delay board →

How the Köln to Manchester route actually runs

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

Is CGN–MAN 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 CGN to MAN?

Great-circle distance is 699 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 79–90 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does CGN–MAN fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 10 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 CGN 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.