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Vincenzo Florio Trapani Birgi flight delays: the record, day by day

Eurocontrol attributes air-traffic delay to Vincenzo Florio Trapani Birgi on the days it happens, with the cause. On its 25 worst days since 2019 the airport lost 2,955 minutes of arrival delay, mostly to atc equipment and other. Days with nothing logged are a strong point for any passenger whose flight was late for another reason.

Was your Vincenzo Florio Trapani Birgi 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
13 May 20224077ATC equipment
14 July 20263333Other
29 May 20223116ATC equipment
13 December 20212542ATC equipment
24 November 20212071ATC equipment
22 May 20221726ATC equipment
15 May 20221234ATC equipment
24 July 20241082ATC equipment
26 May 20221073ATC equipment
18 May 2022882ATC equipment
24 July 2026862ATC equipment
7 June 2023802ATC equipment
29 June 2023782ATC equipment
19 May 2022742ATC equipment
9 May 2022622ATC equipment

Most recent days with delay logged

DateDelay minLateCause
6 September 2026120Aerodrome capacity
4 September 2026241Aerodrome capacity
2 September 2026150ATC equipment
24 July 2026862ATC equipment
17 July 2026381ATC equipment
14 July 20263333Other
20 June 2026371ATC equipment
13 June 2026311ATC equipment
6 June 2026311ATC equipment
25 May 2026371ATC equipment
19 May 2026311ATC equipment
31 March 2026431ATC equipment
7 October 2025411Airspace management
24 July 20241082ATC equipment
4 October 2023421ATC equipment

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

What usually goes wrong at Vincenzo Florio Trapani Birgi

ATC equipment84%
Other11%
Airspace management4%
Aerodrome capacity1%

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 Vincenzo Florio Trapani Birgi 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 Vincenzo Florio Trapani Birgi 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 Vincenzo Florio Trapani Birgi 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 Vincenzo Florio Trapani Birgi that day.

Which airlines' passengers can claim after a Vincenzo Florio Trapani Birgi delay?

Any airline departing Vincenzo Florio Trapani Birgi 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.