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Aberdeen flight delays: the record, day by day

Eurocontrol attributes air-traffic delay to Aberdeen on the days it happens, with the cause. On its 25 worst days since 2019 the airport lost 1,374 minutes of arrival delay, mostly to weather and industrial action (non-atc). Days with nothing logged are a strong point for any passenger whose flight was late for another reason.

Was your Aberdeen flight 3 hours late?

The day the flight was due to leave, in local time where it left. For an overnight flight, that is the evening you set off.

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Worst days on record

DateDelay minLateCause
27 November 20212793ATC equipment
21 January 20242355Other
7 June 20192155Industrial action (non-ATC)
7 January 20252013Weather
7 March 20231143Weather
21 July 20251143Special event
10 June 20191023Industrial action (non-ATC)
5 January 2026731Weather
16 May 2024271ATC staffing
10 September 2025140Other

Most recent days with delay logged

DateDelay minLateCause
5 January 2026731Weather
10 September 2025140Other
21 July 20251143Special event
7 January 20252013Weather
16 May 2024271ATC staffing
21 January 20242355Other
7 March 20231143Weather
27 November 20212793ATC equipment
10 June 20191023Industrial action (non-ATC)
7 June 20192155Industrial action (non-ATC)

Data to 30 September 2026. Eurocontrol publishes about a month in arrears.

What usually goes wrong at Aberdeen

Weather31%
Industrial action (non-ATC)26%
ATC equipment23%
Other20%

Share of logged delay minutes across the worst and most recent days shown above. Weather, ATC staffing, ATC capacity and equipment failures are the causes airlines most often plead as extraordinary; airport capacity and unspecified delay are arguable.

Airlines based at Aberdeen

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Questions

Is a delay at Aberdeen caused by weather always an extraordinary circumstance?

No. The airline must show that the weather actually affected your flight and that it took all reasonable measures. Eurocontrol logs weather delay at Aberdeen on specific days; if your day is not one of them, the weather defence has nothing behind it. If it is, the airline still has to connect it to your flight.

How do I find out if my Aberdeen flight was delayed 3 hours?

Enter the flight number and date in the checker above. It pulls the recorded arrival time, works out the delay against the schedule, and shows what Eurocontrol and the airport weather logged for Aberdeen that day.

Which airlines' passengers can claim after a Aberdeen delay?

Any airline departing Aberdeen is covered by UK261 regardless of nationality. Arrivals are covered when the airline is a UK or EU carrier (for UK261).

Source: Eurocontrol Performance Review Unit, airport arrival ATFM delay by cause, daily. See also your rights and the compensation calculator.