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Palma Son San Juan flight delays: the record, day by day

Eurocontrol attributes air-traffic delay to Palma Son San Juan on the days it happens, with the cause. On its 25 worst days since 2019 the airport lost 198 minutes of arrival delay, mostly to weather and accident or incident. Days with nothing logged are a strong point for any passenger whose flight was late for another reason.

Was your Palma Son San Juan 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
13 August 2019952Accident or incident
25 August 2022311Weather
1 March 2019231Weather
21 September 2019211Weather
8 July 2019211Weather
16 July 202240ATC capacity
2 June 202330Weather

Most recent days with delay logged

DateDelay minLateCause
2 June 202330Weather
25 August 2022311Weather
16 July 202240ATC capacity
21 September 2019211Weather
13 August 2019952Accident or incident
8 July 2019211Weather
1 March 2019231Weather

Data to 25 September 2026. Eurocontrol publishes about a month in arrears.

What usually goes wrong at Palma Son San Juan

Weather50%
Accident or incident48%
ATC capacity2%

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 Palma Son San Juan 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 Palma Son San Juan 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 Palma Son San Juan 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 Palma Son San Juan that day.

Which airlines' passengers can claim after a Palma Son San Juan delay?

Any airline departing Palma Son San Juan 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.