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Vilnius flight delays: the record, day by day

Eurocontrol attributes air-traffic delay to Vilnius on the days it happens, with the cause. On its 25 worst days since 2019 the airport lost 2,551 minutes of arrival delay, mostly to atc capacity and other. Days with nothing logged are a strong point for any passenger whose flight was late for another reason.

Was your Vilnius 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
22 October 20233509ATC capacity
8 October 20231955ATC capacity
6 August 20231605ATC capacity
1 October 20231475ATC capacity
15 October 20231475ATC capacity
21 June 20231422Accident or incident
3 September 20231255Aerodrome capacity
17 September 20231224Aerodrome capacity
28 September 20231132ATC capacity
8 November 2025942Other
24 September 2023912ATC capacity
25 October 2025901Other
12 July 2023812Special event
10 July 2023792Airspace management
9 April 2026771Other

Most recent days with delay logged

DateDelay minLateCause
21 September 202630Other
9 April 2026771Other
28 January 2026181Accident or incident
27 January 2026120Other
3 December 202540Other
30 November 2025110Other
29 November 2025401Other
28 November 2025541Other
26 November 2025562Accident or incident
24 November 202570Other
23 November 2025511Other
20 November 2025130Other
8 November 2025942Other
30 October 202510Other
27 October 2025211Other

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

What usually goes wrong at Vilnius

ATC capacity60%
Other22%
Aerodrome capacity10%
Accident or incident8%

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 Vilnius 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 Vilnius 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 Vilnius 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 Vilnius that day.

Which airlines' passengers can claim after a Vilnius delay?

Any airline departing Vilnius 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.