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Villacoublay Vélizy flight delays: the record, day by day

Eurocontrol attributes air-traffic delay to Villacoublay Vélizy on the days it happens, with the cause. On its 25 worst days since 2019 the airport lost 3,070 minutes of arrival delay, mostly to industrial action (atc) and atc staffing. Days with nothing logged are a strong point for any passenger whose flight was late for another reason.

Was your Villacoublay Vélizy 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.

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Worst days on record

DateDelay minLateCause
25 April 20244133Industrial action (ATC)
27 January 20222903Industrial action (ATC)
15 March 20231941Industrial action (ATC)
4 October 20231702Other
9 March 20231651Industrial action (ATC)
21 March 20231613Industrial action (ATC)
24 March 20231522Industrial action (ATC)
13 April 20231323Industrial action (ATC)
16 January 20241284ATC staffing
27 February 20241272Aerodrome capacity
25 April 20221243ATC staffing
8 March 20231231Industrial action (ATC)
6 April 20231022Industrial action (ATC)
15 January 2024892Aerodrome capacity
9 February 2024812ATC capacity

Most recent days with delay logged

DateDelay minLateCause
29 September 202620Aerodrome capacity
28 September 202610Aerodrome capacity
25 September 2026130Aerodrome capacity
24 September 202650Aerodrome capacity
21 September 2026170Aerodrome capacity
18 September 202620Aerodrome capacity
17 September 2026351Aerodrome capacity
16 September 202620Aerodrome capacity
11 September 202660Aerodrome capacity
10 September 2026110Aerodrome capacity
8 September 202660Aerodrome capacity
4 September 2026211Aerodrome capacity
3 September 202670ATC capacity
31 August 2026110Aerodrome capacity
25 August 2026140Aerodrome capacity

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

What usually goes wrong at Villacoublay Vélizy

Industrial action (ATC)58%
ATC staffing17%
ATC capacity13%
Aerodrome capacity12%

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 Villacoublay Vélizy 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 Villacoublay Vélizy 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 Villacoublay Vélizy 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 Villacoublay Vélizy that day.

Which airlines' passengers can claim after a Villacoublay Vélizy delay?

Any airline departing Villacoublay Vélizy 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.