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Frankfurt Hahn flight delays: the record, day by day

Eurocontrol attributes air-traffic delay to Frankfurt Hahn on the days it happens, with the cause. On its 25 worst days since 2019 the airport lost 252 minutes of arrival delay, mostly to aerodrome capacity and atc staffing. Days with nothing logged are a strong point for any passenger whose flight was late for another reason.

Was your Frankfurt Hahn 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
28 February 2020822Aerodrome capacity
1 July 2023712ATC staffing
12 June 2025692Other
27 February 2020181Weather
21 September 202160ATC staffing
2 April 202650Other
19 November 201910ATC staffing

Most recent days with delay logged

DateDelay minLateCause
2 April 202650Other
12 June 2025692Other
1 July 2023712ATC staffing
21 September 202160ATC staffing
28 February 2020822Aerodrome capacity
27 February 2020181Weather
19 November 201910ATC staffing

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

What usually goes wrong at Frankfurt Hahn

Aerodrome capacity33%
ATC staffing31%
Other29%
Weather7%

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 Frankfurt Hahn

Lufthansa compensation

Questions

Is a delay at Frankfurt Hahn 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 Frankfurt Hahn 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 Frankfurt Hahn 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 Frankfurt Hahn that day.

Which airlines' passengers can claim after a Frankfurt Hahn delay?

Any airline departing Frankfurt Hahn 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.