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Maastricht Aachen flight delays: the record, day by day

Eurocontrol attributes air-traffic delay to Maastricht Aachen on the days it happens, with the cause. On its 25 worst days since 2019 the airport lost 924 minutes of arrival delay, mostly to atc staffing and weather. Days with nothing logged are a strong point for any passenger whose flight was late for another reason.

Was your Maastricht Aachen 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
4 September 20222354ATC staffing
13 March 20251254Weather
2 March 2022752ATC staffing
4 March 2022751ATC staffing
17 July 2019681ATC staffing
28 December 2021641ATC staffing
5 February 2022401ATC staffing
23 September 2023351ATC staffing
30 March 2024341ATC staffing
14 October 2023251ATC staffing
16 February 2026231Accident or incident
7 October 2023211ATC staffing
22 January 2022191ATC staffing
3 March 2022170ATC staffing
17 September 2023130ATC staffing

Most recent days with delay logged

DateDelay minLateCause
16 February 2026231Accident or incident
13 March 20251254Weather
30 March 2024341ATC staffing
17 March 202470ATC staffing
18 February 202450ATC staffing
14 October 2023251ATC staffing
8 October 202390ATC staffing
7 October 2023211ATC staffing
23 September 2023351ATC staffing
17 September 2023130ATC staffing
2 February 202320ATC staffing
23 September 2022100Aerodrome capacity
4 September 20222354ATC staffing
5 March 2022110ATC staffing
4 March 2022751ATC staffing

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

What usually goes wrong at Maastricht Aachen

ATC staffing83%
Weather14%
Accident or incident2%
Aerodrome 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 Maastricht Aachen 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 Maastricht Aachen 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 Maastricht Aachen 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 Maastricht Aachen that day.

Which airlines' passengers can claim after a Maastricht Aachen delay?

Any airline departing Maastricht Aachen 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.