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Bâle Mulhouse flight delays: the record, day by day

Eurocontrol attributes air-traffic delay to Bâle Mulhouse on the days it happens, with the cause. On its 25 worst days since 2019 the airport lost 17,325 minutes of arrival delay, mostly to aerodrome capacity and industrial action (atc). Days with nothing logged are a strong point for any passenger whose flight was late for another reason.

Was your Bâle Mulhouse 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
13 June 20231,58034Airspace management
30 June 20221,28027ATC equipment
19 October 20231,2317Other
6 March 202084726Industrial action (ATC)
20 October 202382310Other
19 December 201975218Industrial action (ATC)
15 June 202372525Airspace management
19 March 201969717Industrial action (ATC)
8 March 202064219Industrial action (ATC)
13 June 202263812ATC capacity
5 February 20196371Industrial action (ATC)
8 May 202360716Aerodrome capacity
23 July 202257618ATC capacity
24 January 202056114Industrial action (ATC)
17 May 202456119Aerodrome capacity

Most recent days with delay logged

DateDelay minLateCause
15 September 202630Aerodrome capacity
10 September 20262134Other
17 August 202610Aerodrome capacity
7 August 202680Aerodrome capacity
5 August 202690Aerodrome capacity
22 July 20263581Aerodrome capacity
18 June 20262911Aerodrome capacity
8 June 2026161Aerodrome capacity
15 May 202680Aerodrome capacity
14 May 2026541Aerodrome capacity
13 May 2026280Aerodrome capacity
12 May 2026501Aerodrome capacity
11 May 2026320Aerodrome capacity
10 May 2026291Aerodrome capacity
9 May 2026551Aerodrome capacity

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

What usually goes wrong at Bâle Mulhouse

Aerodrome capacity36%
Industrial action (ATC)36%
Airspace management15%
Other14%

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.

Questions

Is a delay at Bâle Mulhouse 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 Bâle Mulhouse 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 Bâle Mulhouse 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 Bâle Mulhouse that day.

Which airlines' passengers can claim after a Bâle Mulhouse delay?

Any airline departing Bâle Mulhouse is covered by EU261 regardless of nationality. Arrivals are covered when the airline is a UK or EU carrier.

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