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Olbia Costa Smeralda flight delays: the record, day by day

Eurocontrol attributes air-traffic delay to Olbia Costa Smeralda on the days it happens, with the cause. On its 25 worst days since 2019 the airport lost 41,085 minutes of arrival delay, mostly to aerodrome capacity and weather. Days with nothing logged are a strong point for any passenger whose flight was late for another reason.

Was your Olbia Costa Smeralda 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
1 August 20265,978102Aerodrome capacity
16 August 20263,90371Weather
9 August 20252,21364Aerodrome capacity
15 August 20262,08251Aerodrome capacity
10 July 20252,02429Other
26 July 20241,89728ATC capacity
31 July 20261,79840Aerodrome capacity
8 August 20261,73846Aerodrome capacity
1 August 20251,73251Aerodrome capacity
30 July 20221,67745Aerodrome capacity
19 July 20251,39438Aerodrome capacity
29 July 20231,35926Aerodrome capacity
2 August 20251,23335Aerodrome capacity
10 August 20241,20435Aerodrome capacity
11 July 20261,20419Aerodrome capacity

Most recent days with delay logged

DateDelay minLateCause
1 September 2026701Aerodrome capacity
29 August 20262686Aerodrome capacity
28 August 20262613Aerodrome capacity
24 August 2026992Aerodrome capacity
23 August 20261632Aerodrome capacity
22 August 202654014Aerodrome capacity
19 August 20261412Aerodrome capacity
17 August 20263989Aerodrome capacity
16 August 20263,90371Weather
15 August 20262,08251Aerodrome capacity
14 August 20262224Aerodrome capacity
13 August 202650511Aerodrome capacity
12 August 20263177Aerodrome capacity
11 August 2026471Aerodrome capacity
10 August 20264238Aerodrome capacity

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

What usually goes wrong at Olbia Costa Smeralda

Aerodrome capacity79%
Weather13%
Other4%
ATC capacity4%

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 Olbia Costa Smeralda 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 Olbia Costa Smeralda 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 Olbia Costa Smeralda 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 Olbia Costa Smeralda that day.

Which airlines' passengers can claim after a Olbia Costa Smeralda delay?

Any airline departing Olbia Costa Smeralda 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.