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Venice flight delays: the record, day by day

Eurocontrol attributes air-traffic delay to Venice on the days it happens, with the cause. On its 25 worst days since 2019 the airport lost 43,432 minutes of arrival delay, mostly to weather and aerodrome capacity. Days with nothing logged are a strong point for any passenger whose flight was late for another reason.

Was your Venice 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
20 July 20243,22832Other
2 June 20193,13156Aerodrome capacity
15 May 20252,71029Other
18 February 20192,67955Weather
20 October 20192,47428Weather
22 February 20191,95329Weather
14 October 20191,87326Weather
21 June 20191,72439Aerodrome capacity
2 October 20231,69928Weather
4 May 20261,67947Aerodrome capacity
16 April 20241,66745Weather
16 June 20191,55240Aerodrome capacity
25 May 20191,53731Weather
8 June 20191,52131Aerodrome capacity
5 July 20241,44323Industrial action (ATC)

Most recent days with delay logged

DateDelay minLateCause
4 August 2026411Weather
25 May 202666419Aerodrome capacity
24 May 20262518Aerodrome capacity
22 May 2026200Aerodrome capacity
10 May 202686522Aerodrome capacity
9 May 202641312Aerodrome capacity
8 May 20261922Aerodrome capacity
7 May 202697124Aerodrome capacity
6 May 202665519Aerodrome capacity
4 May 20261,67947Aerodrome capacity
1 May 20261824Aerodrome capacity
30 April 20262366Aerodrome capacity
10 April 20261722Industrial action (ATC)
28 February 20261817Weather
27 February 202658119Weather

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

What usually goes wrong at Venice

Weather43%
Aerodrome capacity35%
Other18%
Industrial action (ATC)4%

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 Venice 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 Venice 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 Venice 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 Venice that day.

Which airlines' passengers can claim after a Venice delay?

Any airline departing Venice 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.