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Bilbao flight delays: the record, day by day

Eurocontrol attributes air-traffic delay to Bilbao on the days it happens, with the cause. On its 25 worst days since 2019 the airport lost 802 minutes of arrival delay, mostly to atc capacity and weather. Days with nothing logged are a strong point for any passenger whose flight was late for another reason.

Was your Bilbao 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.

Same flight number twice that day? Add the departure code

Free. No account. The airline is not contacted.

Worst days on record

DateDelay minLateCause
6 January 20201193ATC capacity
2 May 2023781ATC capacity
15 July 2022773ATC capacity
5 October 2025681ATC capacity
11 July 2022572ATC equipment
10 September 2023531Weather
21 April 2024461ATC capacity
24 February 2020401ATC capacity
4 April 2022370Special event
28 April 2024350ATC capacity
28 May 2026340ATC capacity
17 May 2024301ATC capacity
9 April 2025280Weather
26 May 2026270ATC capacity
19 June 2023221ATC capacity

Most recent days with delay logged

DateDelay minLateCause
28 May 2026340ATC capacity
26 May 2026270ATC capacity
5 October 2025681ATC capacity
3 October 2025140ATC capacity
9 April 2025280Weather
17 May 2024301ATC capacity
28 April 2024350ATC capacity
21 April 2024461ATC capacity
14 April 2024110ATC capacity
24 October 202390ATC capacity
10 September 2023531Weather
8 September 2023150ATC capacity
19 June 2023221ATC capacity
2 May 2023781ATC capacity
15 July 2022773ATC capacity

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

What usually goes wrong at Bilbao

ATC capacity78%
Weather10%
ATC equipment7%
Special event5%

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 Bilbao 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 Bilbao 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 Bilbao 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 Bilbao that day.

Which airlines' passengers can claim after a Bilbao delay?

Any airline departing Bilbao 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.