Southend flight delays: the record, day by day
Eurocontrol attributes air-traffic delay to Southend on the days it happens, with the cause. On its 25 worst days since 2019 the airport lost 53 minutes of arrival delay, mostly to atc staffing and aerodrome capacity. Days with nothing logged are a strong point for any passenger whose flight was late for another reason.
Was your Southend flight 3 hours late?
Worst days on record
| Date | Delay min | Late | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 March 2020 | 27 | 1 | ATC staffing |
| 21 March 2020 | 16 | 1 | Aerodrome capacity |
| 20 March 2020 | 10 | 0 | Aerodrome capacity |
Most recent days with delay logged
| Date | Delay min | Late | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 March 2020 | 16 | 1 | Aerodrome capacity |
| 20 March 2020 | 10 | 0 | Aerodrome capacity |
| 19 March 2020 | 27 | 1 | ATC staffing |
Data to 30 September 2026. Eurocontrol publishes about a month in arrears.
What usually goes wrong at Southend
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 Southend 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 Southend 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 Southend 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 Southend that day.
Which airlines' passengers can claim after a Southend delay?
Any airline departing Southend is covered by UK261 regardless of nationality. Arrivals are covered when the airline is a UK or EU carrier (for UK261).
Source: Eurocontrol Performance Review Unit, airport arrival ATFM delay by cause, daily. See also your rights and the compensation calculator.