CTA → STNCatania to London

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Direct flights from Catania (CTA) to London (STN): 9 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 25% of the last 8 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 34 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 8 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,978 km, an estimated 3 hours 2 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Catania and London. Updated 30 October 2026 at 12:52 UTC.

Today, CTA → STN

Fri 30 Oct · local times
FR5058RYANAIR24 min late

The CTA board at 13:08 shows departure at 16:54 instead of 16:30, gate 21 (TA).

Landing
19:01STN board estimate · sched 18:50
Later cancelled
0.3%of 19,445 past RYANAIR flights whose board showed 20 to 40 min late
Still to leave today
No other nonstoplast CTA to STN departure of the day
Track FR5058 →
  1. 16:30 FR5058RYANAIR Est. 16:54 +24Gate 21 · TA STN est. 19:01 +11sched 18:50

Checked CTA board 13:08 · STN board 12:52

CTA Catania smooth · +5
STN London busy · +16
1,978 km · ~3h 02m est.
dep bank 13:20–22:359x weekly
Runs rough · 2 airlines · 9x weekly · nonstop
25% on time

of the last 8 tracked CTA → STN flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +34 min. 0 of 8 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+34 minacross the last 8 arrivals
Flight time~3h 02mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures9x2 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
CHANNEL EXPRESRyanair

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
CHANNEL EXPRESLS

Flights LS1428 20:20 We Su

RyanairFR17% on time

Flights FR8543 13:20 Sa Su · FR5058 varies Mo Tu We Th Fr

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-29FR5058dep +27 → arr+34
10-28FR5058dep +8 → arr+9
10-28LS1428dep +4 → arr−7
10-26FR5058dep +98 → arr+111
10-25FR8543dep +9 → arr+25
10-25LS1428dep +85 → arr+87
10-24FR8543dep +64 → arr+75
10-23FR5058arrived+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
CTACatania +5 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · E 7 kt Full CTA delay board →
STNLondon +16 min busy 🌤 clear · ESE 10 kt Full STN delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at STN: a 47% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +14 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Catania to London route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop CTA to STN 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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CTA to STN questions

Is CTA–STN running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The arrival side at STN is the weaker end, route health score 84/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on CTA–STN?

Operators schedule evening departures around 20:20 from CTA. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the STN delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from CTA to STN?

Great-circle distance is 1,978 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 170–200 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does CTA–STN fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 9 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.