Glasgow, United Kingdom · flights to the United States
GLA
Glasgow
- US routes
- 1
- Flights
- 183 both ways
- Carriers
- 2
- Departures on time
- 76.0% YTD
Glasgow had 183 flights to and from the United States in the twelve months to June 2026, about two departures a week in each direction spread over 1 US route, the busiest being Newark (EWR) with 107. EUROCONTROL has 76.0% of all its departures leaving within 15 minutes of schedule this year and 76.7% of arrivals landing within 15 minutes, from about 108 departures a day; on arrival punctuality that is 23rd of the 41 European airports here with US service. The CAA's route files add what no other European source has: 79.3% of its departures to the United States left on time over September 2025 to August 2026, with 0.6% cancelled.
On departure punctuality Glasgow stands 10th of 41: Stockholm Arlanda leads at 84.0% and Lisbon trails at 57.5%. By transatlantic volume it is 43rd of the 45 European airports with a page here; London Heathrow leads with 81,419 flights. Punctuality and volume do not move together: a hub's transatlantic bank is scheduled around its own connecting flights, and the arrivals that feed it are where the delay comes in.
Key figures
Departures on time
76.0%
All destinations, year to date (EUROCONTROL)
Arrivals on time
76.7%
Within 15 minutes, year to date
Schedules operated
94.3%
Planned flights that actually flew
US departures on time
79.3%
CAA, 159 transatlantic departures
Route by route
US routes from GLA
Newark (EWR) takes 58% of the airport's US traffic. The route table carries the CAA departure record for each pair.
| Route | Flights | Carriers | Left on time | Cancelled | 3h+ late | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLA to EWR · Newark | 107 | United | 87.9% | 0.87% | 0.88% | A+ |
| GLA to MLB · Melbourneunder the floor | 76 | TUI | — | — | — | — |
Flights: DOT international report, both directions, July 2025 to June 2026. A route needs 100 flights for a page. Punctuality columns: CAA departures from Glasgow, September 2025 to August 2026.
Carriers
Who flies GLA to the United States
United Airlines flew 58% of the airport's US flights, with TUI Airways at 76. Two carriers in all: the choice on most routes from here is the airline or the date, not the airline and the date.
- United Airlines107 flights · 58%
- TUI Airways76 flights · 42%
Punctuality
How Glasgow is running
Over the seven days to 21 October 2026, 73.4% of departures and 78.2% of arrivals were within 15 minutes, 3 points worse than the year to date. 94.3% of scheduled flights have operated this year, the remainder cancelled or never filed. Air traffic flow management delay charged to the airport, the minutes the network held flights on the ground elsewhere to protect it, averaged 0.0 per arrival this year and 0.0 over the last week. These are whole-airport figures from EUROCONTROL's Network Manager, published daily and refreshed here with each build; the long-haul bank usually runs a little better than the airport average because wide-body schedules carry more slack.
| Window | Departures on time | Arrivals on time | Schedules operated | ATFM delay / arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yesterday (21 October 2026) | 82.6% | 84.6% | 94.2% | 0.0 min |
| Last 7 days | 73.4% | 78.2% | 95.2% | 0.0 min |
| Year to date | 76.0% | 76.7% | 94.3% | 0.0 min |
The CAA record
Transatlantic departures from GLA, month by month
The CAA matched 159 departures from Glasgow to the United States between September 2025 and August 2026; 79.3% left within 15 minutes, 2 points ahead of the airport's 77.4% across all 33,827 departures to every destination. 0.63% of transatlantic departures left three hours or more late and 0.6% were cancelled; a year earlier the same months ran at 40.4% on time.
| Month | Departures | Left on time | Cancelled | 3h+ late |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09 | 7 | 28.6% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 2025-10 | 5 | 60.0% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 2026-03 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| 2026-05 | 31 | 87.1% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 2026-06 | 40 | 77.5% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 2026-07 | 40 | 82.5% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 2026-08 | 37 | 83.8% | 0 | 2.70% |
Across the year
Transatlantic flights from GLA by month
- July 202518
- August 202514
- September 20250
- October 202513
- November 20250
- December 20250
- January 20260
- February 20260
- March 20260
- April 20260
- May 202662
- June 202676
Your rights
UK261 at GLA
Every departure from Glasgow is covered by UK261, whichever airline operates it: a flight arriving in the United States three hours or more late for a reason within the airline's control owes each passenger £520 on these distances, halved if the arrival was under four hours late, plus care and rebooking. Flights back from the United States are covered only on UK and EU carriers.
Delayed three hours or more? Check a claim with Compensair →
What to do with this
Flying to the US from GLA
For a transatlantic trip from Glasgow, the route page is the place to decide: the UK routes carry a full departure record by carrier and month, each shows who flies the pair, how often, and what the airport at each end does to a schedule. Leave at least two hours for any onward connection in the United States; immigration is cleared at the first point of entry, before the connecting flight.
Common questions
GLA transatlantic questions
How punctual is Glasgow?
76.0% of departures and 76.7% of arrivals were within 15 minutes of schedule from 1 January to 21 October 2026, on EUROCONTROL's Network Manager data for every flight at the airport. The last seven days ran at 73.4% for departures.
Which US cities can you fly to from Glasgow?
Newark (EWR), ranked by flights in the DOT's international report for July 2025 to June 2026. 183 flights in all, both directions counted.
Which airlines fly from Glasgow to the United States?
United Airlines and TUI Airways. United Airlines flew 58% of the flights.
Can I claim compensation for a delayed flight from Glasgow to the US?
Yes, under UK261, if the flight arrived three hours or more late or was cancelled at short notice for a reason within the airline's control. The amount on these distances is £520 a passenger, halved if the arrival was under four hours late. 0.63% of the airport's US departures left three hours or more late over the last twelve months.
Related
Where to go next
Sources: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, International Report (flights and passengers by carrier and airport pair), July 2025 to June 2026; UK Civil Aviation Authority punctuality statistics, September 2025 to August 2026; EUROCONTROL Aviation Intelligence Portal, airport punctuality and ATFM delay to 21 October 2026. Rebuilt 22 October 2026; the EUROCONTROL figures refresh with each weekly build, the others when their publisher releases a month. How these sources differ.