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Cannes Mandelieu flight delays: the record, day by day

Eurocontrol attributes air-traffic delay to Cannes Mandelieu on the days it happens, with the cause. On its 25 worst days since 2019 the airport lost 31,603 minutes of arrival delay, mostly to atc capacity and aerodrome capacity. Days with nothing logged are a strong point for any passenger whose flight was late for another reason.

Was your Cannes Mandelieu 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
3 June 20222,03637ATC capacity
15 March 20221,78231ATC staffing
9 September 20261,54420ATC capacity
10 July 20201,51031Aerodrome capacity
10 September 20211,44723ATC capacity
9 September 20211,41826Aerodrome capacity
3 September 20211,40325ATC capacity
25 July 20201,39832ATC capacity
1 August 20201,37625ATC capacity
14 March 20231,34725Aerodrome capacity
15 August 20191,25223Aerodrome capacity
7 August 20201,24331ATC capacity
12 March 20191,19530Special event
26 June 20221,15117ATC staffing
7 September 20211,13424Aerodrome capacity

Most recent days with delay logged

DateDelay minLateCause
29 September 2026681ATC capacity
28 September 20262558ATC capacity
27 September 2026832ATC capacity
26 September 20263146ATC staffing
25 September 202659512ATC capacity
24 September 20263115ATC capacity
22 September 202663217ATC capacity
18 September 2026321ATC capacity
17 September 2026410ATC staffing
16 September 2026963ATC staffing
15 September 20262216ATC staffing
14 September 2026161ATC capacity
13 September 202620ATC capacity
12 September 2026982ATC capacity
11 September 202697526Aerodrome capacity

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

What usually goes wrong at Cannes Mandelieu

ATC capacity53%
Aerodrome capacity28%
ATC staffing16%
Special event3%

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 Cannes Mandelieu 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 Cannes Mandelieu 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 Cannes Mandelieu 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 Cannes Mandelieu that day.

Which airlines' passengers can claim after a Cannes Mandelieu delay?

Any airline departing Cannes Mandelieu 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.