Italy

FlyArea Observatory · March 2026

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

Was your flight cancelled or did it arrive more than three hours late?

Look it up: we'll tell you whether you may be owed compensation, and how to claim it.

1 day is missing from the archive: 24 Mar 2026. The month's figures are those of the days we have.

In March 2026, from Italian airports, 1 flight in 61 was cancelled or arrived three hours or more late: 886 flights out of 53,974.

A further 362 flights (0.7%) have no known outcome: the source never saw them land. They count in the total, not in the shares.

9 of these fell on days when an airport was at a standstill (GOA). Without those days the share is 1.6%.

Monthly Summary

Total flights: 54,336
Cancelled flights: 7031.3%
Arrived 3 hours or more late: 1830.3%
Average arrival delay: 10 min

On-time (departure): 81.3%
Average departure delay: 10 min
Maximum delay: 1,761 min
No known outcome: 362 · 0.7%

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.

Genoa Cristoforo Colombo AirportGOA
26 March 2026
30 departing and arriving flights, 6 cancelled
- 26 Mar 2026 · 63% of flights disrupted

When a whole airport stops, the cause may be external — bad weather, a volcano, air traffic control — and then compensation may not be due. Not always: a strike by the airline's own staff, for example, does not rule it out. It is checked flight by flight.

The worst days of the month

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

12 March 2026
53 disruptions out of 1,667 flights
1 March 2026
51 disruptions out of 1,946 flights
2 March 2026
47 disruptions out of 1,953 flights
8 March 2026
44 disruptions out of 1,965 flights
4 March 2026
42 disruptions out of 1,386 flights

Arrival delay distribution

Breakdown of arrived flights by delay range

On time (< 15 min)
81.9%43,556 flights
15–30 min
8.8%4,694 flights
30–60 min
6%3,192 flights
1–2 hours
2.5%1,308 flights
Over 2 hours
0.8%452 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

1MXP · Milan Malpensa AirportMilan
Flights
7,535
On time
75%
Excl. events
3.5%
Disruptions
3.5%
Cancelled
2.9%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.7%
Avg. delay
14 min
2FLR · Firenze-Peretola AirportFlorence
Flights
1,369
On time
71.6%
Excl. events
2.7%
Disruptions
2.7%
Cancelled
1.8%
Delays ≥ 3h
1%
Avg. delay
15 min
3FCO · Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino AirportFiumicino
Flights
12,101
On time
77.4%
Excl. events
2.5%
Disruptions
2.6%
Cancelled
2.1%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.4%
Avg. delay
12 min
4VCE · Venice Marco Polo AirportVenice
Flights
2,748
On time
82.6%
Excl. events
1.6%
Disruptions
1.6%
Cancelled
1.4%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.1%
Avg. delay
7 min
5GOA · Genoa Cristoforo Colombo AirportGenoa
Flights
472
On time
84.2%
Excl. events
1.5%
Disruptions
3%
Cancelled
1.7%
Delays ≥ 3h
1.3%
Avg. delay
13 min
6BLQ · Bologna Guglielmo Marconi AirportBologna
Flights
2,882
On time
86.3%
Excl. events
1.3%
Disruptions
1.3%
Cancelled
1%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.4%
Avg. delay
7 min
7TSF · Venice Treviso AirportVenice
Flights
659
On time
82.5%
Excl. events
1.2%
Disruptions
1.2%
Cancelled
1.1%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.2%
Avg. delay
8 min
8BGY · Milan Bergamo AirportMilan
Flights
3,910
On time
80.6%
Excl. events
1.1%
Disruptions
1.1%
Cancelled
0.8%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.3%
Avg. delay
10 min
9NAP · Naples-Capodichino International AirportNaples
Flights
2,801
On time
80.6%
Excl. events
1.1%
Disruptions
1.1%
Cancelled
0.9%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.2%
Avg. delay
9 min
10CTA · Catania Fontanarossa AirportCatania
Flights
2,713
On time
77.5%
Excl. events
0.9%
Disruptions
0.9%
Cancelled
0.6%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.3%
Avg. delay
11 min

Most punctual airports

Departed on time, within fifteen minutes.

AirportFlightsOn timeExcl. eventsDisruptionsCancelledDelays ≥ 3hAvg. delay

1PSR · Abruzzo AirportPescara
Flights
294
On time
93.9%
Excl. events
0.7%
Disruptions
0.7%
Cancelled
0.3%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.3%
Avg. delay
3 min
2OLB · Olbia Costa Smeralda AirportOlbia
Flights
367
On time
92.6%
Excl. events
0%
Disruptions
0%
Cancelled
0%
Delays ≥ 3h
0%
Avg. delay
3 min
3TPS · Trapani-Birgi AirportTrapani
Flights
209
On time
91.9%
Excl. events
0%
Disruptions
0%
Cancelled
0%
Delays ≥ 3h
0%
Avg. delay
4 min
4REG · Tito Menniti AirportReggio Calabria
Flights
273
On time
91.6%
Excl. events
0.4%
Disruptions
0.4%
Cancelled
0.4%
Delays ≥ 3h
0%
Avg. delay
3 min
5AHO · Alghero-Fertilia AirportAlghero
Flights
325
On time
91.4%
Excl. events
0.3%
Disruptions
0.3%
Cancelled
0%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.3%
Avg. delay
5 min
6CIA · Ciampino-G. B. Pastine International AirportRome
Flights
960
On time
91.3%
Excl. events
0.7%
Disruptions
0.7%
Cancelled
0.6%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.1%
Avg. delay
5 min
7CAG · Cagliari Elmas AirportCagliari
Flights
1,065
On time
90.8%
Excl. events
0.1%
Disruptions
0.1%
Cancelled
0.1%
Delays ≥ 3h
0%
Avg. delay
4 min
8BDS · Brindisi - Salento AirportBrindisi
Flights
700
On time
90.4%
Excl. events
0%
Disruptions
0%
Cancelled
0%
Delays ≥ 3h
0%
Avg. delay
5 min
9TRS · Trieste Ronchi dei Legionari AirportTrieste
Flights
444
On time
89.6%
Excl. events
0.2%
Disruptions
0.2%
Cancelled
0.2%
Delays ≥ 3h
0%
Avg. delay
5 min
10LIN · Milano Linate AirportMilan
Flights
4,056
On time
87.9%
Excl. events
0.6%
Disruptions
0.6%
Cancelled
0.5%
Delays ≥ 3h
0%
Avg. delay
6 min

Airlines

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

AirlineFlightsOn timeExcl. eventsDisruptionsCancelledDelays ≥ 3hAvg. delay

1LH · Lufthansa
Flights
773
On time
75.6%
Excl. events
4.9%
Disruptions
4.9%
Cancelled
4.8%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.1%
Avg. delay
10 min
2NO · Neos
Flights
402
On time
71.5%
Excl. events
2.8%
Disruptions
2.8%
Cancelled
1%
Delays ≥ 3h
1.8%
Avg. delay
16 min
3AF · Air France
Flights
1,041
On time
81.9%
Excl. events
2.5%
Disruptions
2.5%
Cancelled
2.1%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.4%
Avg. delay
8 min
4W4 · Wizz Air Malta
Flights
3,283
On time
83.4%
Excl. events
1.8%
Disruptions
1.8%
Cancelled
1.3%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.5%
Avg. delay
10 min
5KL · KLM
Flights
684
On time
71.2%
Excl. events
1.2%
Disruptions
1.3%
Cancelled
1.2%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.1%
Avg. delay
9 min
6AZ · ITA Airways
Flights
7,534
On time
83%
Excl. events
0.8%
Disruptions
0.9%
Cancelled
0.8%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.1%
Avg. delay
8 min
7BA · British Airways
Flights
1,012
On time
82.6%
Excl. events
0.8%
Disruptions
0.8%
Cancelled
0.5%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.3%
Avg. delay
8 min
8IB · Iberia
Flights
647
On time
88.4%
Excl. events
0.8%
Disruptions
0.8%
Cancelled
0.6%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.2%
Avg. delay
6 min
9OS · Austrian
Flights
388
On time
87.6%
Excl. events
0.8%
Disruptions
0.8%
Cancelled
0.5%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.3%
Avg. delay
6 min
10VY · Vueling
Flights
1,066
On time
79%
Excl. events
0.7%
Disruptions
0.8%
Cancelled
0.1%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.7%
Avg. delay
13 min

Top 10 most critical routes

Excluding event days.

RouteFlightsOn timeExcl. eventsDisruptionsCancelledDelays ≥ 3hAvg. delay

1MXP → DOH
Flights
88
On time
13%
Excl. events
83.3%
Disruptions
83.3%
Cancelled
83.3%
Delays ≥ 3h
0%
Avg. delay
9 min
2MXP → TLV
Flights
73
On time
16.7%
Excl. events
73.6%
Disruptions
73.6%
Cancelled
70.8%
Delays ≥ 3h
2.8%
Avg. delay
44 min
3FCO → TLV
Flights
121
On time
17.9%
Excl. events
69.6%
Disruptions
69.6%
Cancelled
67.9%
Delays ≥ 3h
1.8%
Avg. delay
35 min
4MXP → DXB
Flights
56
On time
23.6%
Excl. events
50.9%
Disruptions
50.9%
Cancelled
49.1%
Delays ≥ 3h
1.8%
Avg. delay
35 min
5FCO → DXB
Flights
63
On time
35.5%
Excl. events
43.5%
Disruptions
43.5%
Cancelled
37.1%
Delays ≥ 3h
6.5%
Avg. delay
68 min
6FLR → CDG
Flights
160
On time
65.6%
Excl. events
11.9%
Disruptions
11.9%
Cancelled
9.4%
Delays ≥ 3h
2.5%
Avg. delay
20 min
7FLR → LCY
Flights
53
On time
44.2%
Excl. events
9.6%
Disruptions
9.6%
Cancelled
3.8%
Delays ≥ 3h
5.8%
Avg. delay
44 min
8MXP → JFK
Flights
109
On time
67.9%
Excl. events
8.3%
Disruptions
8.3%
Cancelled
4.6%
Delays ≥ 3h
3.7%
Avg. delay
34 min
9FCO → ORD
Flights
53
On time
75.5%
Excl. events
7.5%
Disruptions
7.5%
Cancelled
1.9%
Delays ≥ 3h
5.7%
Avg. delay
34 min
10VCE → FRA
Flights
103
On time
66%
Excl. events
6.8%
Disruptions
6.8%
Cancelled
6.8%
Delays ≥ 3h
0%
Avg. delay
12 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. Flights with no known outcome — the source never saw them land: 3% of the archive, almost all outside Europe — are in the total but not in the denominator of the shares.

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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