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Milan Malpensa flight delays: the record, day by day

Eurocontrol attributes air-traffic delay to Milan Malpensa on the days it happens, with the cause. On its 25 worst days since 2019 the airport lost 59,757 minutes of arrival delay, mostly to weather and environmental issues. Days with nothing logged are a strong point for any passenger whose flight was late for another reason.

Was your Milan Malpensa 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
5 September 20195,14188Weather
4 November 20244,58198Weather
27 October 20234,577120Aerodrome capacity
5 November 20244,37777Weather
8 September 20193,71396Weather
16 March 20262,65565Aerodrome capacity
6 November 20242,50758Weather
8 June 20222,40538Weather
7 November 20242,36746Weather
25 October 20192,12940Other
28 August 20232,11958Weather
22 September 20232,04945Weather
27 August 20251,86037Weather
27 July 20191,77134Weather
12 July 20231,76921Weather

Most recent days with delay logged

DateDelay minLateCause
30 September 20262408Environmental issues
28 September 202660414Environmental issues
27 September 20262435Environmental issues
26 September 20261635Environmental issues
25 September 202650112Environmental issues
24 September 202641713Environmental issues
23 September 202633911Environmental issues
20 September 20262627Environmental issues
18 September 202654613Environmental issues
17 September 2026852Environmental issues
15 September 2026964Environmental issues
14 September 20262207Environmental issues
13 September 2026812Environmental issues
11 September 202637012Environmental issues
10 September 20261,16624Accident or incident

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

What usually goes wrong at Milan Malpensa

Weather69%
Environmental issues16%
Aerodrome capacity13%
Other3%

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 Milan Malpensa 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 Milan Malpensa 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 Milan Malpensa 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 Milan Malpensa that day.

Which airlines' passengers can claim after a Milan Malpensa delay?

Any airline departing Milan Malpensa 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.