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Lille Lesquin flight delays: the record, day by day

Eurocontrol attributes air-traffic delay to Lille Lesquin on the days it happens, with the cause. On its 25 worst days since 2019 the airport lost 3,882 minutes of arrival delay, mostly to industrial action (atc) and weather. Days with nothing logged are a strong point for any passenger whose flight was late for another reason.

Was your Lille Lesquin 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
9 February 20203455Weather
2 November 20232882Weather
15 January 20202585Industrial action (ATC)
6 March 20202416Industrial action (ATC)
5 March 20201965Industrial action (ATC)
29 January 20201965Industrial action (ATC)
20 March 20231924Industrial action (ATC)
6 February 20201825Industrial action (ATC)
19 March 20191505Industrial action (ATC)
23 January 20221443ATC staffing
18 October 20231371Other
17 September 20221371Industrial action (ATC)
21 July 20221341ATC staffing
20 February 20201294Industrial action (ATC)
30 June 20231291Industrial action (ATC)

Most recent days with delay logged

DateDelay minLateCause
1 October 2025261Aerodrome capacity
9 January 2025171Weather
2 November 20232882Weather
19 October 2023972Other
18 October 20231371Other
13 October 2023691Industrial action (ATC)
30 June 20231291Industrial action (ATC)
13 April 20231021Industrial action (ATC)
28 March 2023271Industrial action (ATC)
20 March 20231924Industrial action (ATC)
11 February 2023842ATC staffing
7 February 20231083Industrial action (ATC)
27 December 2022261Accident or incident
21 December 202250ATC staffing
20 December 202220ATC equipment

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

What usually goes wrong at Lille Lesquin

Industrial action (ATC)63%
Weather19%
ATC staffing12%
Other6%

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 Lille Lesquin 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 Lille Lesquin 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 Lille Lesquin 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 Lille Lesquin that day.

Which airlines' passengers can claim after a Lille Lesquin delay?

Any airline departing Lille Lesquin 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.