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Shannon flight delays: the record, day by day

Eurocontrol attributes air-traffic delay to Shannon on the days it happens, with the cause. On its 25 worst days since 2019 the airport lost 2,573 minutes of arrival delay, mostly to aerodrome capacity and accident or incident. Days with nothing logged are a strong point for any passenger whose flight was late for another reason.

Was your Shannon 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
6 October 20232497Aerodrome capacity
7 October 20232274Aerodrome capacity
15 August 20192223Accident or incident
9 October 20232134Aerodrome capacity
8 October 20232037Aerodrome capacity
16 October 20231976Aerodrome capacity
2 October 20231855Aerodrome capacity
3 October 20231724Aerodrome capacity
11 October 2023974Aerodrome capacity
5 October 2023872Aerodrome capacity
4 October 2023862Aerodrome capacity
20 October 2023751Aerodrome capacity
25 October 2023581Aerodrome capacity
10 October 2023551Aerodrome capacity
19 October 2023540Aerodrome capacity

Most recent days with delay logged

DateDelay minLateCause
23 November 2023240Aerodrome capacity
22 November 202340Aerodrome capacity
21 November 202350Aerodrome capacity
17 November 2023230Aerodrome capacity
15 November 2023230Aerodrome capacity
13 November 2023431Aerodrome capacity
10 November 2023150Aerodrome capacity
9 November 202380Aerodrome capacity
8 November 2023110Aerodrome capacity
7 November 202330Aerodrome capacity
6 November 2023130Aerodrome capacity
5 November 2023190Aerodrome capacity
4 November 2023140Aerodrome capacity
3 November 2023321Aerodrome capacity
2 November 2023270Aerodrome capacity

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

What usually goes wrong at Shannon

Aerodrome capacity93%
Accident or incident4%
ATC staffing3%

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 Shannon 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 Shannon 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 Shannon 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 Shannon that day.

Which airlines' passengers can claim after a Shannon delay?

Any airline departing Shannon 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.