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Tirana flight delays: the record, day by day

Eurocontrol attributes air-traffic delay to Tirana on the days it happens, with the cause. On its 25 worst days since 2019 the airport lost 2,072 minutes of arrival delay, mostly to aerodrome capacity and airspace management. Days with nothing logged are a strong point for any passenger whose flight was late for another reason.

Was your Tirana 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
16 May 20251,30933Aerodrome capacity
19 May 20213031Airspace management
28 August 20262906ATC equipment
28 September 20211053Accident or incident
29 August 2024582Aerodrome capacity
18 May 202170Aerodrome capacity

Most recent days with delay logged

DateDelay minLateCause
28 August 20262906ATC equipment
16 May 20251,30933Aerodrome capacity
29 August 2024582Aerodrome capacity
28 September 20211053Accident or incident
19 May 20213031Airspace management
18 May 202170Aerodrome capacity

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

What usually goes wrong at Tirana

Aerodrome capacity66%
Airspace management15%
ATC equipment14%
Accident or incident5%

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 Tirana 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 Tirana 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 Tirana 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 Tirana that day.

Which airlines' passengers can claim after a Tirana delay?

Any airline departing Tirana 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.