Italy

FlyArea Observatory · April 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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In April 2026, from Italian airports, 1 flight in 63 was cancelled or arrived three hours or more late: 985 flights out of 62,537.

Monthly Summary

Total flights: 62,537
Cancelled flights: 7591.2%
Arrived 3 hours or more late: 2260.4%
Average arrival delay: 10 min

On-time (departure): 80.5%
Average departure delay: 11 min
Maximum delay: 1,462 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.

10 April 2026
368 disruptions out of 2,187 flights
13 April 2026
81 disruptions out of 2,276 flights
16 April 2026
59 disruptions out of 2,187 flights
15 April 2026
52 disruptions out of 2,103 flights
17 April 2026
47 disruptions out of 2,286 flights

Arrival delay distribution

Breakdown of arrived flights by delay range

On time (< 15 min)
80%49,431 flights
15–30 min
9.9%6,124 flights
30–60 min
6.5%4,011 flights
1–2 hours
2.6%1,632 flights
Over 2 hours
0.9%580 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

1OLB · Olbia Costa Smeralda AirportOlbia
Flights
865
On time
86.7%
Excl. events
3.1%
Disruptions
3.1%
Cancelled
2.7%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.5%
Avg. delay
6 min
2MXP · Milan Malpensa AirportMilan
Flights
6,622
On time
78.9%
Excl. events
2.3%
Disruptions
2.3%
Cancelled
1.6%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.7%
Avg. delay
13 min
3FLR · Firenze-Peretola AirportFlorence
Flights
1,682
On time
70.9%
Excl. events
2.1%
Disruptions
2.1%
Cancelled
1.5%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.5%
Avg. delay
14 min
4PSR · Abruzzo AirportPescara
Flights
430
On time
85.1%
Excl. events
2.1%
Disruptions
2.1%
Cancelled
1.2%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.9%
Avg. delay
9 min
5NAP · Naples-Capodichino International AirportNaples
Flights
3,794
On time
78%
Excl. events
2%
Disruptions
2%
Cancelled
1.6%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.4%
Avg. delay
10 min
6FCO · Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino AirportFiumicino
Flights
12,934
On time
74.8%
Excl. events
1.9%
Disruptions
1.9%
Cancelled
1.5%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.4%
Avg. delay
13 min
7PMO · Falcone-Borsellino AirportPalermo
Flights
2,539
On time
81.1%
Excl. events
1.7%
Disruptions
1.7%
Cancelled
1.3%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.4%
Avg. delay
10 min
8BLQ · Bologna Guglielmo Marconi AirportBologna
Flights
3,535
On time
84.3%
Excl. events
1.6%
Disruptions
1.6%
Cancelled
1.3%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.3%
Avg. delay
8 min
9VCE · Venice Marco Polo AirportVenice
Flights
3,344
On time
82.9%
Excl. events
1.6%
Disruptions
1.6%
Cancelled
1.5%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.1%
Avg. delay
8 min
10CTA · Catania Fontanarossa AirportCatania
Flights
3,467
On time
81%
Excl. events
1.4%
Disruptions
1.4%
Cancelled
1.1%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.3%
Avg. delay
9 min

Most punctual airports

Departed on time, within fifteen minutes.

AirportFlightsOn timeExcl. eventsDisruptionsCancelledDelays ≥ 3hAvg. delay

1REG · Tito Menniti AirportReggio Calabria
Flights
280
On time
94.3%
Excl. events
0.7%
Disruptions
0.7%
Cancelled
0.7%
Delays ≥ 3h
0%
Avg. delay
3 min
2CIA · Ciampino-G. B. Pastine International AirportRome
Flights
888
On time
91.2%
Excl. events
0.3%
Disruptions
0.3%
Cancelled
0.2%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.1%
Avg. delay
5 min
3TPS · Trapani-Birgi AirportTrapani
Flights
430
On time
89.3%
Excl. events
1.4%
Disruptions
1.4%
Cancelled
0.5%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.9%
Avg. delay
11 min
4TRS · Trieste Ronchi dei Legionari AirportTrieste
Flights
492
On time
89%
Excl. events
0.8%
Disruptions
0.8%
Cancelled
0.8%
Delays ≥ 3h
0%
Avg. delay
4 min
5AHO · Alghero-Fertilia AirportAlghero
Flights
596
On time
88.6%
Excl. events
0.8%
Disruptions
0.8%
Cancelled
0.3%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.5%
Avg. delay
7 min
6LIN · Milano Linate AirportMilan
Flights
3,980
On time
87.3%
Excl. events
1.3%
Disruptions
1.3%
Cancelled
1.1%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.2%
Avg. delay
6 min
7CAG · Cagliari Elmas AirportCagliari
Flights
1,541
On time
86.7%
Excl. events
1.2%
Disruptions
1.2%
Cancelled
1%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.3%
Avg. delay
7 min
8OLB · Olbia Costa Smeralda AirportOlbia
Flights
865
On time
86.7%
Excl. events
3.1%
Disruptions
3.1%
Cancelled
2.7%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.5%
Avg. delay
6 min
9BDS · Brindisi - Salento AirportBrindisi
Flights
1,082
On time
86.6%
Excl. events
1%
Disruptions
1%
Cancelled
0.7%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.3%
Avg. delay
8 min
10SUF · Lamezia Terme International AirportLamezia-Terme
Flights
765
On time
85.8%
Excl. events
1%
Disruptions
1%
Cancelled
0.9%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.1%
Avg. delay
7 min

Airlines

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

AirlineFlightsOn timeExcl. eventsDisruptionsCancelledDelays ≥ 3hAvg. delay

1LH · Lufthansa
Flights
1,397
On time
86.8%
Excl. events
15.5%
Disruptions
15.5%
Cancelled
15.5%
Delays ≥ 3h
0%
Avg. delay
5 min
2EW · Eurowings
Flights
659
On time
76%
Excl. events
3.9%
Disruptions
3.9%
Cancelled
2.9%
Delays ≥ 3h
1.1%
Avg. delay
15 min
3DL · Delta Air Lines
Flights
336
On time
89.3%
Excl. events
3%
Disruptions
3%
Cancelled
2.1%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.9%
Avg. delay
11 min
4SK · SAS
Flights
479
On time
86.2%
Excl. events
2.7%
Disruptions
2.7%
Cancelled
2.1%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.6%
Avg. delay
12 min
5KL · KLM
Flights
753
On time
74.8%
Excl. events
2.4%
Disruptions
2.4%
Cancelled
2.1%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.3%
Avg. delay
9 min
6DX · Danish Air Transport
Flights
358
On time
84.9%
Excl. events
2%
Disruptions
2%
Cancelled
0.8%
Delays ≥ 3h
1.1%
Avg. delay
13 min
7LX · Swiss
Flights
693
On time
70.1%
Excl. events
1.7%
Disruptions
1.7%
Cancelled
1.7%
Delays ≥ 3h
0%
Avg. delay
11 min
8VY · Vueling
Flights
1,063
On time
79%
Excl. events
1.6%
Disruptions
1.6%
Cancelled
0.8%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.8%
Avg. delay
11 min
9U2 · EasyJet
Flights
5,418
On time
80.7%
Excl. events
1.5%
Disruptions
1.5%
Cancelled
1%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.6%
Avg. delay
9 min
10SN · Brussels Airlines
Flights
339
On time
77%
Excl. events
1.5%
Disruptions
1.5%
Cancelled
1.2%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.3%
Avg. delay
11 min

Top 10 most critical routes

Excluding event days.

RouteFlightsOn timeExcl. eventsDisruptionsCancelledDelays ≥ 3hAvg. delay

1VCE → FRA
Flights
120
On time
82.5%
Excl. events
20.8%
Disruptions
20.8%
Cancelled
20.8%
Delays ≥ 3h
0%
Avg. delay
5 min
2BLQ → FRA
Flights
115
On time
94.8%
Excl. events
19.1%
Disruptions
19.1%
Cancelled
19.1%
Delays ≥ 3h
0%
Avg. delay
2 min
3NAP → FRA
Flights
80
On time
75%
Excl. events
17.5%
Disruptions
17.5%
Cancelled
17.5%
Delays ≥ 3h
0%
Avg. delay
6 min
4MXP → FRA
Flights
154
On time
90.3%
Excl. events
16.2%
Disruptions
16.2%
Cancelled
16.2%
Delays ≥ 3h
0%
Avg. delay
6 min
5NAP → MUC
Flights
89
On time
83.1%
Excl. events
14.6%
Disruptions
14.6%
Cancelled
14.6%
Delays ≥ 3h
0%
Avg. delay
5 min
6FCO → TLV
Flights
117
On time
41.9%
Excl. events
13.7%
Disruptions
13.7%
Cancelled
8.5%
Delays ≥ 3h
5.1%
Avg. delay
41 min
7FCO → MIA
Flights
60
On time
70%
Excl. events
13.3%
Disruptions
13.3%
Cancelled
10%
Delays ≥ 3h
3.3%
Avg. delay
42 min
8FCO → FRA
Flights
228
On time
81.1%
Excl. events
11.8%
Disruptions
11.8%
Cancelled
11.8%
Delays ≥ 3h
0%
Avg. delay
7 min
9CTA → MUC
Flights
61
On time
95.1%
Excl. events
9.8%
Disruptions
9.8%
Cancelled
9.8%
Delays ≥ 3h
0%
Avg. delay
4 min
10MXP → MUC
Flights
93
On time
87.1%
Excl. events
9.7%
Disruptions
9.7%
Cancelled
9.7%
Delays ≥ 3h
0%
Avg. delay
8 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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