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Larnaca flight delays: the record, day by day

Eurocontrol attributes air-traffic delay to Larnaca on the days it happens, with the cause. On its 25 worst days since 2019 the airport lost 11,844 minutes of arrival delay, mostly to aerodrome capacity and other. Days with nothing logged are a strong point for any passenger whose flight was late for another reason.

Was your Larnaca 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
17 August 20251,04120Aerodrome capacity
20 June 202576614Aerodrome capacity
1 September 202460716Aerodrome capacity
3 August 202653513Aerodrome capacity
25 May 202550515Aerodrome capacity
5 July 202448212Aerodrome capacity
18 August 202448010Aerodrome capacity
22 June 202547413Other
23 November 20214741Aerodrome capacity
11 August 202547311Aerodrome capacity
4 August 202546413Aerodrome capacity
9 September 202444817Aerodrome capacity
26 October 202444513Aerodrome capacity
21 June 202543410Other
28 June 202443312Aerodrome capacity

Most recent days with delay logged

DateDelay minLateCause
30 September 20262346Aerodrome capacity
29 September 20261673Aerodrome capacity
27 September 20261383Aerodrome capacity
26 September 20262266Aerodrome capacity
24 September 2026571Aerodrome capacity
23 September 20261663Aerodrome capacity
22 September 2026330Aerodrome capacity
21 September 2026310Aerodrome capacity
20 September 2026500Aerodrome capacity
19 September 20262056Aerodrome capacity
16 September 20261414Aerodrome capacity
15 September 202690Aerodrome capacity
14 September 20263627Aerodrome capacity
13 September 2026140Aerodrome capacity
12 September 20261325Aerodrome capacity

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

What usually goes wrong at Larnaca

Aerodrome capacity93%
Other6%
ATC capacity1%

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 Larnaca 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 Larnaca 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 Larnaca 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 Larnaca that day.

Which airlines' passengers can claim after a Larnaca delay?

Any airline departing Larnaca 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.