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Palermo Falcone Borsellino flight delays: the record, day by day

Eurocontrol attributes air-traffic delay to Palermo Falcone Borsellino on the days it happens, with the cause. On its 25 worst days since 2019 the airport lost 44,118 minutes of arrival delay, mostly to other and aerodrome capacity. Days with nothing logged are a strong point for any passenger whose flight was late for another reason.

Was your Palermo Falcone Borsellino 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
26 September 20269,123106Other
11 August 20264,14693Aerodrome capacity
8 August 20263,93581Other
12 August 20263,84184Other
27 September 20263,83790Other
15 September 20263,17272Other
14 September 20261,85754Aerodrome capacity
7 August 20261,82541Aerodrome capacity
14 August 20261,40236Other
28 September 20261,35136Other
10 August 20261,09630Aerodrome capacity
13 August 20261,02229Other
6 July 20261,00827Aerodrome capacity
23 May 202680020Aerodrome capacity
15 August 202666415Other

Most recent days with delay logged

DateDelay minLateCause
29 September 20261875Other
28 September 20261,35136Other
27 September 20263,83790Other
26 September 20269,123106Other
25 September 20261845Other
23 September 2026240Aerodrome capacity
18 September 20262477Aerodrome capacity
15 September 20263,17272Other
14 September 20261,85754Aerodrome capacity
27 August 2026280Aerodrome capacity
26 August 2026991Aerodrome capacity
18 August 20261765Aerodrome capacity
15 August 202666415Other
14 August 20261,40236Other
13 August 20261,02229Other

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

What usually goes wrong at Palermo Falcone Borsellino

Other66%
Aerodrome capacity32%
ATC equipment2%
ATC capacity0%

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 Palermo Falcone Borsellino 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 Palermo Falcone Borsellino 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 Palermo Falcone Borsellino 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 Palermo Falcone Borsellino that day.

Which airlines' passengers can claim after a Palermo Falcone Borsellino delay?

Any airline departing Palermo Falcone Borsellino 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.