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Málaga flight delays: the record, day by day

Eurocontrol attributes air-traffic delay to Málaga on the days it happens, with the cause. On its 25 worst days since 2019 the airport lost 54,638 minutes of arrival delay, mostly to atc capacity and weather. Days with nothing logged are a strong point for any passenger whose flight was late for another reason.

Was your Málaga 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
30 July 20255,27593ATC capacity
4 September 20263,82569Weather
2 January 20223,77143Weather
19 October 20232,53333Weather
13 November 20242,50348Weather
4 November 20232,39968Special event
12 November 20232,29162Special event
29 October 20242,22051ATC equipment
28 March 20262,21952ATC staffing
5 November 20232,19458Special event
28 September 20192,09931Weather
20 July 20262,02753ATC capacity
18 July 20261,98551ATC capacity
19 November 20231,95150Special event
4 January 20261,85748Weather

Most recent days with delay logged

DateDelay minLateCause
30 September 20262528ATC capacity
28 September 20262504Weather
25 September 202650917ATC capacity
24 September 202660Aerodrome capacity
20 September 202663420ATC capacity
19 September 2026190Aerodrome capacity
17 September 20262096ATC capacity
15 September 2026481ATC staffing
14 September 2026590ATC capacity
13 September 20262586ATC capacity
12 September 20262755ATC capacity
11 September 202610ATC capacity
9 September 20262153ATC capacity
5 September 202690ATC capacity
4 September 20263,82569Weather

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

What usually goes wrong at Málaga

ATC capacity36%
Weather36%
Special event22%
ATC staffing7%

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 Málaga 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 Málaga 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 Málaga 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 Málaga that day.

Which airlines' passengers can claim after a Málaga delay?

Any airline departing Málaga 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.