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Bucharest Otopeni flight delays: the record, day by day

Eurocontrol attributes air-traffic delay to Bucharest Otopeni on the days it happens, with the cause. On its 25 worst days since 2019 the airport lost 32,888 minutes of arrival delay, mostly to aerodrome capacity and special event. Days with nothing logged are a strong point for any passenger whose flight was late for another reason.

Was your Bucharest Otopeni 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
30 July 20255,444109Aerodrome capacity
28 August 20264,18257Special event
1 August 20253,15874Aerodrome capacity
31 July 20252,71575Aerodrome capacity
28 July 20252,30159Aerodrome capacity
29 August 20261,74932Aerodrome capacity
2 August 20251,59145Aerodrome capacity
3 July 20241,50137Weather
29 July 20251,49335Aerodrome capacity
17 June 20241,31632Aerodrome capacity
27 August 20261,29033ATC capacity
21 April 20241,09327Aerodrome capacity
29 August 202597118Other
10 June 202482823Aerodrome capacity
21 June 202482023Aerodrome capacity

Most recent days with delay logged

DateDelay minLateCause
29 August 20261,74932Aerodrome capacity
28 August 20264,18257Special event
27 August 20261,29033ATC capacity
18 February 20261352Weather
1 December 202590Special event
28 November 202530Other
16 October 20252053Aerodrome capacity
31 August 20251737Other
30 August 20251444Other
29 August 202597118Other
2 August 20251,59145Aerodrome capacity
1 August 20253,15874Aerodrome capacity
31 July 20252,71575Aerodrome capacity
30 July 20255,444109Aerodrome capacity
29 July 20251,49335Aerodrome capacity

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

What usually goes wrong at Bucharest Otopeni

Aerodrome capacity77%
Special event14%
Weather5%
Other4%

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 Bucharest Otopeni

Wizz Air compensation

Questions

Is a delay at Bucharest Otopeni 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 Bucharest Otopeni 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 Bucharest Otopeni 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 Bucharest Otopeni that day.

Which airlines' passengers can claim after a Bucharest Otopeni delay?

Any airline departing Bucharest Otopeni 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.