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La Rochelle Ile de Ré flight delays: the record, day by day

Eurocontrol attributes air-traffic delay to La Rochelle Ile de Ré on the days it happens, with the cause. On its 25 worst days since 2019 the airport lost 582 minutes of arrival delay, mostly to atc equipment and industrial action (atc). Days with nothing logged are a strong point for any passenger whose flight was late for another reason.

Was your La Rochelle Ile de Ré 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
26 July 20191812ATC equipment
1 July 2026882ATC equipment
25 March 2024872ATC equipment
5 April 2024391ATC equipment
8 April 2024300ATC equipment
7 February 2023261Industrial action (ATC)
15 December 2023251Other
23 March 2024231ATC equipment
22 March 2024171ATC equipment
14 September 2023150Accident or incident
7 March 2023120Industrial action (ATC)
24 March 2024100ATC equipment
10 January 2024100ATC equipment
17 November 202590Accident or incident
14 October 202490ATC equipment

Most recent days with delay logged

DateDelay minLateCause
21 September 202610Accident or incident
1 July 2026882ATC equipment
17 November 202590Accident or incident
14 October 202490ATC equipment
8 April 2024300ATC equipment
5 April 2024391ATC equipment
25 March 2024872ATC equipment
24 March 2024100ATC equipment
23 March 2024231ATC equipment
22 March 2024171ATC equipment
10 January 2024100ATC equipment
15 December 2023251Other
14 September 2023150Accident or incident
7 March 2023120Industrial action (ATC)
7 February 2023261Industrial action (ATC)

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

What usually goes wrong at La Rochelle Ile de Ré

ATC equipment85%
Industrial action (ATC)7%
Other4%
Accident or incident4%

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 La Rochelle Ile de Ré 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 La Rochelle Ile de Ré 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 La Rochelle Ile de Ré 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 La Rochelle Ile de Ré that day.

Which airlines' passengers can claim after a La Rochelle Ile de Ré delay?

Any airline departing La Rochelle Ile de Ré 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.