Birmingham Airport recorded the second-longest average departure delay for 2025

Birmingham is only behind Manchester for departure delays06:34, 19 Jul 2026Birmingham Airport recorded the second-longest average departure delay in the UK for 2025.‌At 18 minutes and 42 seconds, this was three minutes and 48 seconds longer than the national average and only 48 seconds behind Manchester, which ranked worst overall.‌The analysis by Ski Vertigo covered scheduled and chartered departures from airports with at least 1,000 outbound flights, excluding cancellations.‌READ MORE: 'Unhappy' Solihull residents won't force fortnightly bin collections back to weeklyThese figures show average delay rather than specific causes, so disruption may reflect external factors like air traffic control, weather, or knock-on delays from earlier flights.Bournemouth came in at third at 17 minutes a