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Rota flight delays: the record, day by day

Eurocontrol attributes air-traffic delay to Rota on the days it happens, with the cause. On its 25 worst days since 2019 the airport lost 79 minutes of arrival delay, mostly to atc capacity and weather. Days with nothing logged are a strong point for any passenger whose flight was late for another reason.

Was your Rota 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
14 April 2024291ATC capacity
2 March 2025221ATC capacity
23 March 2025181Weather
18 May 2025100ATC staffing

Most recent days with delay logged

DateDelay minLateCause
18 May 2025100ATC staffing
23 March 2025181Weather
2 March 2025221ATC capacity
14 April 2024291ATC capacity

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

What usually goes wrong at Rota

ATC capacity65%
Weather23%
ATC staffing13%

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 Rota 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 Rota 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 Rota 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 Rota that day.

Which airlines' passengers can claim after a Rota delay?

Any airline departing Rota 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.