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Dortmund flight delays: the record, day by day

Eurocontrol attributes air-traffic delay to Dortmund on the days it happens, with the cause. On its 25 worst days since 2019 the airport lost 1,051 minutes of arrival delay, mostly to atc staffing and other. Days with nothing logged are a strong point for any passenger whose flight was late for another reason.

Was your Dortmund 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
24 March 20252006ATC staffing
4 April 20191972Other
2 July 20251674ATC staffing
22 March 20251424ATC staffing
20 May 20191131Other
28 October 2021803Other
3 April 2024571Accident or incident
1 December 2025371ATC staffing
1 July 2025231ATC staffing
15 October 2023150ATC staffing
5 November 202490ATC equipment
23 January 202570Other
12 December 202540ATC staffing

Most recent days with delay logged

DateDelay minLateCause
12 December 202540ATC staffing
1 December 2025371ATC staffing
2 July 20251674ATC staffing
1 July 2025231ATC staffing
24 March 20252006ATC staffing
22 March 20251424ATC staffing
23 January 202570Other
5 November 202490ATC equipment
3 April 2024571Accident or incident
15 October 2023150ATC staffing
28 October 2021803Other
20 May 20191131Other
4 April 20191972Other

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

What usually goes wrong at Dortmund

ATC staffing56%
Other38%
Accident or incident5%
ATC equipment1%

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 Dortmund 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 Dortmund 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 Dortmund 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 Dortmund that day.

Which airlines' passengers can claim after a Dortmund delay?

Any airline departing Dortmund 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.