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Lyon Bron flight delays: the record, day by day

Eurocontrol attributes air-traffic delay to Lyon Bron on the days it happens, with the cause. On its 25 worst days since 2019 the airport lost 1,455 minutes of arrival delay, mostly to aerodrome capacity and atc capacity. Days with nothing logged are a strong point for any passenger whose flight was late for another reason.

Was your Lyon Bron 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
23 February 201982517Aerodrome capacity
24 February 20192797ATC capacity
5 June 20241324Other
29 June 2023481ATC capacity
20 June 2019482Weather
10 July 2023311ATC equipment
7 March 2020301ATC capacity
22 July 2024281ATC capacity
19 June 2024211Special event
6 June 2023130Industrial action (ATC)

Most recent days with delay logged

DateDelay minLateCause
22 July 2024281ATC capacity
19 June 2024211Special event
5 June 20241324Other
10 July 2023311ATC equipment
29 June 2023481ATC capacity
6 June 2023130Industrial action (ATC)
7 March 2020301ATC capacity
20 June 2019482Weather
24 February 20192797ATC capacity
23 February 201982517Aerodrome capacity

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

What usually goes wrong at Lyon Bron

Aerodrome capacity59%
ATC capacity28%
Other9%
Weather3%

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 Lyon Bron 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 Lyon Bron 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 Lyon Bron 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 Lyon Bron that day.

Which airlines' passengers can claim after a Lyon Bron delay?

Any airline departing Lyon Bron 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.