MAN → BIOManchester to Bilbao

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Direct flights from Manchester (MAN) to Bilbao (BIO): 5 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 80% of the last 5 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 19 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 5 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,119 km, an estimated 1 hour 56 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Manchester and Bilbao. Updated 23 October 2026 at 01:39 UTC.

Today, MAN → BIO

Fri 23 Oct · local times
  1. 06:40 U22005easyJet UK On scheduleGate A4 · T2 BIO 09:50scheduled

Checked MAN board 01:55 · BIO board 03:39

MAN Manchester smooth · +5
BIO Bilbao heavy · +33
1,119 km · ~1h 56m est.
departs 06:405x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 5x weekly · nonstop
80% on time

of the last 5 operated MAN → BIO flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −19 min. 0 of 5 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−19 minacross the last 5 operated legs
Flight time~1h 56mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures5x1 direct airline on the leg

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
easyJetU280% on time

Flights U22005 varies Mo Tu We Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-21U22005dep −4 → arr−19
10-20U22005dep +99 → arr+99
10-19U22005dep −4 → arr−19
10-18U22005dep −10 → arr−29
10-16U22005dep +11 → arr+8

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
MANManchester +5 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · E 12 kt Full MAN delay board →
BIOBilbao +33 min heavy 🌤 clear · SSW 12 kt Full BIO delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at MAN: 47% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +15 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Manchester to Bilbao route actually runs

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

Is MAN–BIO running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The arrival side at BIO is the weaker end, route health score 73/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from MAN to BIO?

Great-circle distance is 1,119 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 109–126 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MAN–BIO fly?

easyJet runs the route with about 5 flights a week (sun, mon, tue, wed, fri). 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 MAN and arrival-side delay at BIO, 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.