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London Luton flight delays: the record, day by day

Eurocontrol attributes air-traffic delay to Luton on the days it happens, with the cause. On its 25 worst days since 2019 the airport lost 50,649 minutes of arrival delay, mostly to weather and other. Days with nothing logged are a strong point for any passenger whose flight was late for another reason.

Was your Luton 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
18 July 20223,52928Other
9 February 20202,84828Weather
14 November 20252,76661Weather
11 October 20232,64336Other
21 December 20252,52757Weather
21 January 20242,37142Weather
6 July 20252,36054Weather
3 March 20192,35553Weather
19 December 20212,25259Weather
15 November 20252,23947Weather
30 December 20192,17343Weather
15 February 20202,12844Weather
22 February 20192,09945Weather
9 March 20261,91346Weather
14 October 20191,79135Weather

Most recent days with delay logged

DateDelay minLateCause
25 September 2026903Weather
8 September 20261,2416ATC equipment
30 August 20262846Weather
28 August 2026340Aerodrome capacity
27 August 20261371Equipment (non-ATC)
22 August 2026120Aerodrome capacity
21 August 20264345Aerodrome capacity
20 August 20263399Aerodrome capacity
2 August 20263379Aerodrome capacity
29 July 2026843Aerodrome capacity
24 July 2026803Aerodrome capacity
17 July 20261702Aerodrome capacity
16 July 2026652ATC capacity
5 July 2026530ATC capacity
27 June 20261162ATC capacity

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

What usually goes wrong at Luton

Weather83%
Other10%
Aerodrome capacity5%
ATC staffing2%

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 Luton

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Questions

Is a delay at Luton 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 Luton 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 Luton 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 Luton that day.

Which airlines' passengers can claim after a Luton delay?

Any airline departing Luton 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.