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Glasgow flight delays: the record, day by day

Eurocontrol attributes air-traffic delay to Glasgow on the days it happens, with the cause. On its 25 worst days since 2019 the airport lost 4,063 minutes of arrival delay, mostly to industrial action (non-atc) and atc staffing. Days with nothing logged are a strong point for any passenger whose flight was late for another reason.

Was your Glasgow 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
10 June 201988920Industrial action (non-ATC)
22 June 202363716ATC staffing
9 July 202355611ATC staffing
21 June 201953213Industrial action (non-ATC)
7 June 201951310Industrial action (non-ATC)
14 June 20192868Industrial action (non-ATC)
26 May 20262115Accident or incident
16 December 20221272Weather
16 June 20241172ATC staffing
18 May 2024801ATC staffing
12 January 2020451Accident or incident
2 December 2023431Weather
5 November 2024251Aerodrome capacity
13 November 202520Aerodrome capacity

Most recent days with delay logged

DateDelay minLateCause
26 May 20262115Accident or incident
13 November 202520Aerodrome capacity
5 November 2024251Aerodrome capacity
16 June 20241172ATC staffing
18 May 2024801ATC staffing
2 December 2023431Weather
9 July 202355611ATC staffing
22 June 202363716ATC staffing
16 December 20221272Weather
12 January 2020451Accident or incident
21 June 201953213Industrial action (non-ATC)
14 June 20192868Industrial action (non-ATC)
10 June 201988920Industrial action (non-ATC)
7 June 201951310Industrial action (non-ATC)

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

What usually goes wrong at Glasgow

Industrial action (non-ATC)55%
ATC staffing34%
Accident or incident6%
Weather4%

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 Glasgow

Jet2.com compensationTUI Airways compensationLoganair compensation

Questions

Is a delay at Glasgow 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 Glasgow 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 Glasgow 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 Glasgow that day.

Which airlines' passengers can claim after a Glasgow delay?

Any airline departing Glasgow is covered by UK261 regardless of nationality. Arrivals are covered when the airline is a UK or EU carrier (for UK261).

Source: Eurocontrol Performance Review Unit, airport arrival ATFM delay by cause, daily. See also your rights and the compensation calculator.