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Perpignan Rivesaltes flight delays: the record, day by day

Eurocontrol attributes air-traffic delay to Perpignan Rivesaltes on the days it happens, with the cause. On its 25 worst days since 2019 the airport lost 3,246 minutes of arrival delay, mostly to industrial action (atc) and airspace management. Days with nothing logged are a strong point for any passenger whose flight was late for another reason.

Was your Perpignan Rivesaltes 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

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Worst days on record

DateDelay minLateCause
9 May 20191,7924Industrial action (ATC)
24 February 20234481Airspace management
28 October 20252292ATC staffing
9 July 20251692Accident or incident
1 December 20201621Equipment (non-ATC)
18 May 20211523Airspace management
29 January 20201342Accident or incident
28 June 2022491Other
6 February 2020331Accident or incident
14 August 2026291Accident or incident
15 July 2019161Other
5 February 2021160ATC capacity
17 February 2023140Other
25 July 201930Other

Most recent days with delay logged

DateDelay minLateCause
14 August 2026291Accident or incident
28 October 20252292ATC staffing
9 July 20251692Accident or incident
24 February 20234481Airspace management
17 February 2023140Other
28 June 2022491Other
18 May 20211523Airspace management
5 February 2021160ATC capacity
1 December 20201621Equipment (non-ATC)
6 February 2020331Accident or incident
29 January 20201342Accident or incident
25 July 201930Other
15 July 2019161Other
9 May 20191,7924Industrial action (ATC)

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

What usually goes wrong at Perpignan Rivesaltes

Industrial action (ATC)60%
Airspace management20%
Accident or incident12%
ATC staffing8%

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 Perpignan Rivesaltes 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 Perpignan Rivesaltes 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 Perpignan Rivesaltes 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 Perpignan Rivesaltes that day.

Which airlines' passengers can claim after a Perpignan Rivesaltes delay?

Any airline departing Perpignan Rivesaltes 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.