Italy

FlyArea Observatory · January 2026

Every month, what really happened in the skies: cancellations, delays over three hours, the airports, airlines and routes most affected.

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4 days are missing from the archive: 12 Jan 2026, 13 Jan 2026, 14 Jan 2026, 15 Jan 2026. The month's figures are those of the days we have.

In January 2026, from Italian airports, 1 flight in 49 was cancelled or arrived three hours or more late: 878 flights out of 43,456.

Monthly Summary

Total flights: 43,456
Cancelled flights: 4591.1%
Arrived 3 hours or more late: 4191%
Average arrival delay: 15 min

On-time (departure): 76.3%
Average departure delay: 16 min
Maximum delay: 1,500 min

Days when an airport was at a standstill

At least half of that airport's flights cancelled, diverted or arriving more than two hours late, departures and arrivals together.

No airport came to a standstill this month: the disruptions are scattered.

The worst days of the month

Cancelled flights and flights arriving three hours or more late, from Italian airports.

4 January 2026
129 disruptions out of 2,004 flights
3 January 2026
128 disruptions out of 1,888 flights
5 January 2026
80 disruptions out of 1,993 flights
9 January 2026
75 disruptions out of 1,724 flights
7 January 2026
64 disruptions out of 1,322 flights

Arrival delay distribution

Breakdown of arrived flights by delay range

On time (< 15 min)
76.5%32,876 flights
15–30 min
9.4%4,055 flights
30–60 min
7.5%3,213 flights
1–2 hours
4.4%1,871 flights
Over 2 hours
2.3%982 flights

Airports with most disruptions

Cancelled and three-hours-late flights, excluding the days when the airport was at a standstill; alongside, the share for the whole month.

AirportFlightsOn timeExcl. eventsDisruptionsCancelledDelays ≥ 3hAvg. delay

1FLR · Firenze-Peretola AirportFlorence
Flights
991
On time
76.7%
Excl. events
7.1%
Disruptions
7.1%
Cancelled
4.9%
Delays ≥ 3h
2.1%
Avg. delay
17 min
2PSR · Abruzzo AirportPescara
Flights
232
On time
83.2%
Excl. events
4.7%
Disruptions
4.7%
Cancelled
0%
Delays ≥ 3h
4.7%
Avg. delay
32 min
3MXP · Milan Malpensa AirportMilan
Flights
5,998
On time
69.5%
Excl. events
3.3%
Disruptions
3.3%
Cancelled
1.5%
Delays ≥ 3h
1.8%
Avg. delay
22 min
4VRN · Verona Villafranca AirportVerona
Flights
770
On time
69.1%
Excl. events
2.5%
Disruptions
2.5%
Cancelled
0.1%
Delays ≥ 3h
2.3%
Avg. delay
21 min
5LIN · Milano Linate AirportMilan
Flights
3,369
On time
85.1%
Excl. events
2.4%
Disruptions
2.4%
Cancelled
2%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.4%
Avg. delay
9 min
6BGY · Milan Bergamo AirportMilan
Flights
3,291
On time
68.8%
Excl. events
2.1%
Disruptions
2.1%
Cancelled
1%
Delays ≥ 3h
1.1%
Avg. delay
20 min
7BLQ · Bologna Guglielmo Marconi AirportBologna
Flights
2,410
On time
76%
Excl. events
2.1%
Disruptions
2.1%
Cancelled
0.9%
Delays ≥ 3h
1.2%
Avg. delay
15 min
8GOA · Genoa Cristoforo Colombo AirportGenoa
Flights
327
On time
79.2%
Excl. events
2.1%
Disruptions
2.1%
Cancelled
1.5%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.6%
Avg. delay
11 min
9TRN · Turin-Caselle AirportTurin
Flights
1,442
On time
68.3%
Excl. events
1.9%
Disruptions
1.9%
Cancelled
0.8%
Delays ≥ 3h
1.1%
Avg. delay
18 min
10BDS · Brindisi - Salento AirportBrindisi
Flights
514
On time
84%
Excl. events
1.9%
Disruptions
1.9%
Cancelled
0.4%
Delays ≥ 3h
1.6%
Avg. delay
13 min

Most punctual airports

Departed on time, within fifteen minutes.

AirportFlightsOn timeExcl. eventsDisruptionsCancelledDelays ≥ 3hAvg. delay

1OLB · Olbia Costa Smeralda AirportOlbia
Flights
252
On time
94.4%
Excl. events
0%
Disruptions
0%
Cancelled
0%
Delays ≥ 3h
0%
Avg. delay
2 min
2AHO · Alghero-Fertilia AirportAlghero
Flights
272
On time
91.9%
Excl. events
0.4%
Disruptions
0.4%
Cancelled
0%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.4%
Avg. delay
5 min
3REG · Tito Menniti AirportReggio Calabria
Flights
203
On time
91.1%
Excl. events
0%
Disruptions
0%
Cancelled
0%
Delays ≥ 3h
0%
Avg. delay
5 min
4CAG · Cagliari Elmas AirportCagliari
Flights
837
On time
89.8%
Excl. events
0.4%
Disruptions
0.4%
Cancelled
0.1%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.2%
Avg. delay
6 min
5TRS · Trieste Ronchi dei Legionari AirportTrieste
Flights
337
On time
87.8%
Excl. events
0.9%
Disruptions
0.9%
Cancelled
0.6%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.3%
Avg. delay
7 min
6LIN · Milano Linate AirportMilan
Flights
3,369
On time
85.1%
Excl. events
2.4%
Disruptions
2.4%
Cancelled
2%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.4%
Avg. delay
9 min
7BDS · Brindisi - Salento AirportBrindisi
Flights
514
On time
84%
Excl. events
1.9%
Disruptions
1.9%
Cancelled
0.4%
Delays ≥ 3h
1.6%
Avg. delay
13 min
8SUF · Lamezia Terme International AirportLamezia-Terme
Flights
546
On time
83.3%
Excl. events
0.9%
Disruptions
0.9%
Cancelled
0.4%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.5%
Avg. delay
11 min
9PSR · Abruzzo AirportPescara
Flights
232
On time
83.2%
Excl. events
4.7%
Disruptions
4.7%
Cancelled
0%
Delays ≥ 3h
4.7%
Avg. delay
32 min
10CIA · Ciampino-G. B. Pastine International AirportRome
Flights
901
On time
82.2%
Excl. events
0.4%
Disruptions
0.4%
Cancelled
0%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.4%
Avg. delay
9 min

Airlines

Those with at least 300 flights in the month, excluding event days.

AirlineFlightsOn timeExcl. eventsDisruptionsCancelledDelays ≥ 3hAvg. delay

1KL · KLM
Flights
579
On time
65.3%
Excl. events
22.3%
Disruptions
22.3%
Cancelled
17.3%
Delays ≥ 3h
5%
Avg. delay
25 min
2AF · Air France
Flights
941
On time
68.2%
Excl. events
5.7%
Disruptions
5.7%
Cancelled
4%
Delays ≥ 3h
1.7%
Avg. delay
22 min
3W6 · Wizz Air
Flights
756
On time
55.8%
Excl. events
3.8%
Disruptions
3.8%
Cancelled
1.2%
Delays ≥ 3h
2.6%
Avg. delay
31 min
4U2 · EasyJet
Flights
3,089
On time
73.3%
Excl. events
3.1%
Disruptions
3.1%
Cancelled
1.7%
Delays ≥ 3h
1.4%
Avg. delay
19 min
5LX · Swiss
Flights
395
On time
71.4%
Excl. events
3%
Disruptions
3%
Cancelled
2.5%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.5%
Avg. delay
14 min
6W4 · Wizz Air Malta
Flights
3,097
On time
69.9%
Excl. events
2.3%
Disruptions
2.3%
Cancelled
0.7%
Delays ≥ 3h
1.6%
Avg. delay
21 min
7TK · Turkish Airlines
Flights
557
On time
60.3%
Excl. events
2.2%
Disruptions
2.2%
Cancelled
1.4%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.7%
Avg. delay
15 min
8EN · Air Dolomiti
Flights
853
On time
70.5%
Excl. events
2%
Disruptions
2%
Cancelled
1.8%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.2%
Avg. delay
15 min
9VY · Vueling
Flights
897
On time
85.4%
Excl. events
1.3%
Disruptions
1.3%
Cancelled
0.8%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.6%
Avg. delay
10 min
10BA · British Airways
Flights
818
On time
79.6%
Excl. events
1.3%
Disruptions
1.3%
Cancelled
1.1%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.2%
Avg. delay
11 min

Top 10 most critical routes

Excluding event days.

RouteFlightsOn timeExcl. eventsDisruptionsCancelledDelays ≥ 3hAvg. delay

1FLR → AMS
Flights
85
On time
52.9%
Excl. events
31.8%
Disruptions
31.8%
Cancelled
24.7%
Delays ≥ 3h
7.1%
Avg. delay
37 min
2TRN → AMS
Flights
51
On time
60.8%
Excl. events
23.5%
Disruptions
23.5%
Cancelled
15.7%
Delays ≥ 3h
7.8%
Avg. delay
36 min
3BLQ → AMS
Flights
86
On time
62.8%
Excl. events
20.9%
Disruptions
20.9%
Cancelled
15.1%
Delays ≥ 3h
5.8%
Avg. delay
28 min
4FCO → AMS
Flights
164
On time
69.5%
Excl. events
19.5%
Disruptions
19.5%
Cancelled
15.2%
Delays ≥ 3h
4.3%
Avg. delay
21 min
5VCE → AMS
Flights
89
On time
60.7%
Excl. events
16.9%
Disruptions
16.9%
Cancelled
10.1%
Delays ≥ 3h
6.7%
Avg. delay
29 min
6LIN → AMS
Flights
246
On time
75.2%
Excl. events
15.4%
Disruptions
15.4%
Cancelled
13.4%
Delays ≥ 3h
2%
Avg. delay
18 min
7FLR → CDG
Flights
135
On time
60.7%
Excl. events
12.6%
Disruptions
12.6%
Cancelled
8.1%
Delays ≥ 3h
4.4%
Avg. delay
33 min
8MXP → TIA
Flights
73
On time
61.6%
Excl. events
12.3%
Disruptions
12.3%
Cancelled
11%
Delays ≥ 3h
1.4%
Avg. delay
30 min
9FCO → JFK
Flights
95
On time
69.5%
Excl. events
8.4%
Disruptions
8.4%
Cancelled
4.2%
Delays ≥ 3h
4.2%
Avg. delay
31 min
10MXP → CAI
Flights
102
On time
28.4%
Excl. events
7.8%
Disruptions
7.8%
Cancelled
0%
Delays ≥ 3h
7.8%
Avg. delay
69 min

Methodology and sources

The data come from the FlyArea archive: flights departing from and arriving at the airports we follow, archived and normalised. The month is that of departure, in local time; the scope is that of the departure airports. Disruptions are cancelled flights and flights arriving at least 180 minutes late, the compensation threshold in Regulation (EC) 261/2004. Cargo flights are excluded.

A day at an airport is an “event” day when, out of at least 20 departing and arriving flights, at least 50% were cancelled, diverted or arrived more than 120 minutes late: the same threshold we use to assess a claim. The rankings are sorted excluding flights that departed from or arrived at that airport on those days.

A day is in the archive if it has at least half the flights of a typical day of the month; a month is published if it has at least two thirds of its days. Missing days are listed next to the month.

What we do not know: why a flight was late. Whether a passenger is owed compensation depends on the cause, and is checked flight by flight. The rankings include only airports with at least 200 flights, airlines with at least 300 and routes with at least 50.

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