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Rome Ciampino flight delays: the record, day by day

Eurocontrol attributes air-traffic delay to Rome Ciampino on the days it happens, with the cause. On its 25 worst days since 2019 the airport lost 7,979 minutes of arrival delay, mostly to other and airspace management. Days with nothing logged are a strong point for any passenger whose flight was late for another reason.

Was your Rome Ciampino 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
25 June 20257797Other
1 June 20266996Other
5 December 202565811Other
2 June 20246578Airspace management
22 May 20256239Airspace management
26 July 20215752Industrial action (ATC)
2 June 20264099Other
31 October 20243915Airspace management
5 February 20253375Other
29 May 20262545Other
31 May 20242475Airspace management
12 May 20262414Other
28 May 20262123Other
7 April 20252034Airspace management
5 July 20261983Other

Most recent days with delay logged

DateDelay minLateCause
10 September 20261361Other
11 August 20261092Other
5 July 20261983Other
4 July 20261413Other
2 June 20264099Other
1 June 20266996Other
29 May 20262545Other
28 May 20262123Other
12 May 20262414Other
11 May 2026752Other
17 March 2026461Other
16 March 20261383Other
5 December 202565811Other
4 December 2025902Airspace management
3 November 20251312Other

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

What usually goes wrong at Rome Ciampino

Other56%
Airspace management32%
Industrial action (ATC)7%
Special event4%

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 Rome Ciampino 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 Rome Ciampino 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 Rome Ciampino 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 Rome Ciampino that day.

Which airlines' passengers can claim after a Rome Ciampino delay?

Any airline departing Rome Ciampino 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.