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Budapest Ferihegy flight delays: the record, day by day

Eurocontrol attributes air-traffic delay to Budapest Ferihegy on the days it happens, with the cause. On its 25 worst days since 2019 the airport lost 8,310 minutes of arrival delay, mostly to weather and aerodrome capacity. Days with nothing logged are a strong point for any passenger whose flight was late for another reason.

Was your Budapest Ferihegy 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
18 October 20251,77539Aerodrome capacity
13 January 20261,59026Weather
13 January 202069617Weather
31 May 202356812ATC capacity
24 January 202038812Weather
1 June 20233697ATC capacity
20 January 20202395Weather
1 December 20252346Weather
21 January 20202196Weather
8 December 20192176Weather
2 January 20252163Weather
17 June 20191836ATC capacity
31 July 20261823Aerodrome capacity
7 June 20191821Other
10 February 20191494Weather

Most recent days with delay logged

DateDelay minLateCause
31 July 20261823Aerodrome capacity
18 January 2026550Weather
13 January 20261,59026Weather
9 December 20251183Weather
1 December 20252346Weather
12 November 2025891Weather
18 October 20251,77539Aerodrome capacity
2 January 20252163Weather
1 June 20233697ATC capacity
31 May 202356812ATC capacity
10 February 2020752ATC capacity
8 February 2020430ATC capacity
6 February 2020420ATC capacity
3 February 2020552ATC capacity
31 January 20201022ATC capacity

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

What usually goes wrong at Budapest Ferihegy

Weather56%
Aerodrome capacity23%
ATC capacity18%
Other3%

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 Budapest Ferihegy

Wizz Air compensation

Questions

Is a delay at Budapest Ferihegy 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 Budapest Ferihegy 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 Budapest Ferihegy 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 Budapest Ferihegy that day.

Which airlines' passengers can claim after a Budapest Ferihegy delay?

Any airline departing Budapest Ferihegy 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.