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SK542 SAS Scandinavian Airlines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about SAS Scandinavian Airlines flight SK542, which currently operates between the airports of Manchester - Manchester Airport (Airport Code MAN) and Copenhagen - Copenhagen Airport (Airport Code CPH).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Thursday, September 03, 2026.

SK542 On Time performance:
60
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays

Flight Status

SK542 SAS Scandinavian Airlines to Copenhagen

Landed - Delayed
Delay: 43 minutes
Flight Status for Thursday September 03, 2026

Airline information

SAS Scandinavian Airlines
SAS Scandinavian Airlines
Equipment: Airbus A320neo

Departure

Manchester (MAN)
September 03, 2026
Manchester Airport
Departed at:
20:01
Terminal:
2
Gate:
A11
Scheduled Departure Time: 19:10

Arrival

Copenhagen (CPH)
September 03, 2026
Copenhagen Airport
Arrived at:
22:43
Terminal:
3
Gate:
C29
Scheduled Arrival Time: 22:00
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Codeshare Flights

This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:

- VS5931 - Virgin Atlantic

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight SK542?
The flight SK542 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight SK542?
The distance between the two airports is 994 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight SK542?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 01:50 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 01:49 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Manchester: 2026-09-04 19:20:09
Current Time in Copenhagen: 2026-09-04 20:20:09

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Manchester and Copenhagen:

Norwegian Air Sweden
- Flight Number: D83527. (On Time performance: 33 - Average Delay: 32 minutes)

Ryanair
- Flight Number: FR6879. (On Time performance: 65 - Average Delay: 21 minutes)
- Flight Number: FR6967. (On Time performance: 26 - Average Delay: 51 minutes)
- Flight Number: FR7239. (On Time performance: 69 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)

Ryanair UK
- Flight Number: RK6879. (On Time performance: 92 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)

SAS Scandinavian Airlines
- Flight Number: SK540. (On Time performance: 74 - Average Delay: 13 minutes)

EasyJet
- Flight Number: U22237. (On Time performance: 38 - Average Delay: 44 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from June 02, 2026 to September 01, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 83
On Time: 50 ( 60 % )
Moderate Delay: 21 ( 25 % )
Significant Delay: 9 ( 11 % )
Major Delay: 3 ( 4 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 15 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from March 02, 2026 to September 01, 2026. Next, you can observe the results broken down by day of the week: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per day, and average delay per day.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from September 02, 2025 to August 31, 2026. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Last Past Flights SK542

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Thursday
03 September
20:01
Manchester (MAN)
22:43
Copenhagen (CPH)
01h 42min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Landed - Delayed
Wednesday
02 September
19:43
Manchester (MAN)
22:21
Copenhagen (CPH)
01h 38min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
01 September
19:16
Manchester (MAN)
21:57
Copenhagen (CPH)
01h 41min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Landed - On-time
Monday
31 August
19:45
Manchester (MAN)
22:33
Copenhagen (CPH)
01h 48min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
30 August
20:34
Manchester (MAN)
23:26
Copenhagen (CPH)
01h 52min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
29 August
19:18
Manchester (MAN)
22:17
Copenhagen (CPH)
01h 59min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - Delayed
Friday
28 August
19:11
Manchester (MAN)
21:59
Copenhagen (CPH)
01h 48min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Landed - On-time
Thursday
27 August
19:43
Manchester (MAN)
23:15
Copenhagen (CPH)
02h 32min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Landed - Delayed
Wednesday
26 August
19:17
Manchester (MAN)
22:05
Copenhagen (CPH)
01h 48min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
25 August
19:15
Manchester (MAN)
22:10
Copenhagen (CPH)
01h 55min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Landed - On-time