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Genoa Cristoforo Colombo flight delays: the record, day by day

Eurocontrol attributes air-traffic delay to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo on the days it happens, with the cause. On its 25 worst days since 2019 the airport lost 372 minutes of arrival delay, mostly to other and accident or incident. Days with nothing logged are a strong point for any passenger whose flight was late for another reason.

Was your Genoa Cristoforo Colombo 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
13 October 20222934Other
27 April 2026421Accident or incident
29 November 2024351Industrial action (ATC)
1 July 202320Special event

Most recent days with delay logged

DateDelay minLateCause
27 April 2026421Accident or incident
29 November 2024351Industrial action (ATC)
1 July 202320Special event
13 October 20222934Other

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

What usually goes wrong at Genoa Cristoforo Colombo

Other79%
Accident or incident11%
Industrial action (ATC)9%
Special event1%

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 Genoa Cristoforo Colombo 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 Genoa Cristoforo Colombo 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 Genoa Cristoforo Colombo 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 Genoa Cristoforo Colombo that day.

Which airlines' passengers can claim after a Genoa Cristoforo Colombo delay?

Any airline departing Genoa Cristoforo Colombo 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.