Flights Manchester → Fuerteventura
MAN → FUE
How long is the flight from Manchester to Fuerteventura?
The flight from Manchester (MAN) to Fuerteventura (FUE) takes 4h on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
This flight route connects Manchester, whose airport opened in 1934, with the Canary Island of Fuerteventura, where the destination airport, which opened in 1969, sees over five million passengers annually. The journey is typically operated using a mix of aircraft such as Boeing 757s, Boeing 737-800s, and Airbus A321s.
The Manchester (MAN) → Fuerteventura (FUE) route is operated by Ryanair. Across 9 flights monitored in recent months, 63% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 37 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 10.6/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Fuerteventura the average ATFM delay is 1.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Manchester the average ATFM delay is 1.8 minutes.
Heading to Fuerteventura: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Manchester (MAN) to Fuerteventura (FUE) heads south-west for about 2,926 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 0m.
Departures from Manchester on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 67% of MAN-FUE flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Manchester the average ATFM delay is 1.8 min (atfm); arriving into Fuerteventura it is 1.5 min (atfm).
Across 9 tracked MAN-FUE flights, 63% left on time with an average delay of 37 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryanair (FR) | 80% | 32 min | 2.2% |
Airlines operating MAN-FUE
Airports
Frequently asked questions about MAN-FUE
The flight from Manchester (MAN) to Fuerteventura (FUE) takes 4h on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Manchester (MAN) -> Fuerteventura (FUE) route, on-time performance is 63% with an average delay of 37 minutes, based on 9 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Manchester-Fuerteventura is 0.00% across 9 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Ryanair.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Fuerteventura, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
The Manchester-Fuerteventura route is about 2,926 km: for a cancellation (with less than 14 days' notice), a delay over 3 hours, or denied boarding, UK261 compensation is £350, barring extraordinary circumstances.
