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Rotterdam flight delays: the record, day by day

Eurocontrol attributes air-traffic delay to Rotterdam on the days it happens, with the cause. On its 25 worst days since 2019 the airport lost 190 minutes of arrival delay, mostly to atc staffing and weather. Days with nothing logged are a strong point for any passenger whose flight was late for another reason.

Was your Rotterdam 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
11 August 2025861ATC staffing
19 October 2023772ATC staffing
25 March 2022120ATC staffing
20 August 2026110ATC staffing
28 January 202230ATC staffing
28 December 202410Weather

Most recent days with delay logged

DateDelay minLateCause
20 August 2026110ATC staffing
11 August 2025861ATC staffing
28 December 202410Weather
19 October 2023772ATC staffing
25 March 2022120ATC staffing
28 January 202230ATC staffing

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

What usually goes wrong at Rotterdam

ATC staffing99%
Weather1%

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 Rotterdam 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 Rotterdam 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 Rotterdam 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 Rotterdam that day.

Which airlines' passengers can claim after a Rotterdam delay?

Any airline departing Rotterdam 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.