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Dalaman flight delays: the record, day by day

Eurocontrol attributes air-traffic delay to Dalaman on the days it happens, with the cause. On its 25 worst days since 2019 the airport lost 4,768 minutes of arrival delay, mostly to aerodrome capacity and other. Days with nothing logged are a strong point for any passenger whose flight was late for another reason.

Was your Dalaman 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

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Worst days on record

DateDelay minLateCause
24 June 20221,20820Environmental issues
21 September 202288416Aerodrome capacity
24 June 202575521Aerodrome capacity
21 September 202553714Other
22 September 202249213Other
19 September 20253067Other
23 June 20222435Other
22 June 20221273Aerodrome capacity
20 September 2025924Aerodrome capacity
31 July 2026782Other
30 July 2026240Other
23 July 2026221Environmental issues

Most recent days with delay logged

DateDelay minLateCause
31 July 2026782Other
30 July 2026240Other
23 July 2026221Environmental issues
21 September 202553714Other
20 September 2025924Aerodrome capacity
19 September 20253067Other
24 June 202575521Aerodrome capacity
22 September 202249213Other
21 September 202288416Aerodrome capacity
24 June 20221,20820Environmental issues
23 June 20222435Other
22 June 20221273Aerodrome capacity

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

What usually goes wrong at Dalaman

Aerodrome capacity39%
Other35%
Environmental issues26%

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 Dalaman 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 Dalaman 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 Dalaman 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 Dalaman that day.

Which airlines' passengers can claim after a Dalaman delay?

Any airline departing Dalaman 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.