Italy

FlyArea Observatory · May 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 May 2026, from Italian airports, 1 flight in 84 was cancelled or arrived three hours or more late: 826 flights out of 69,502.

Monthly Summary

Total flights: 69,502
Cancelled flights: 5380.8%
Arrived 3 hours or more late: 2880.4%
Average arrival delay: 12 min

On-time (departure): 76.9%
Average departure delay: 13 min
Maximum delay: 1,100 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.

11 May 2026
159 disruptions out of 2,300 flights
31 May 2026
75 disruptions out of 2,472 flights
12 May 2026
44 disruptions out of 2,086 flights
28 May 2026
43 disruptions out of 2,376 flights
14 May 2026
40 disruptions out of 2,324 flights

Arrival delay distribution

Breakdown of arrived flights by delay range

On time (< 15 min)
76.6%52,810 flights
15–30 min
10.9%7,517 flights
30–60 min
8%5,526 flights
1–2 hours
3.3%2,293 flights
Over 2 hours
1.2%818 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
1,874
On time
61.3%
Excl. events
3.9%
Disruptions
3.9%
Cancelled
2.8%
Delays ≥ 3h
1.1%
Avg. delay
18 min
2TRS · Trieste Ronchi dei Legionari AirportTrieste
Flights
468
On time
82.7%
Excl. events
2.4%
Disruptions
2.4%
Cancelled
1.3%
Delays ≥ 3h
1.1%
Avg. delay
12 min
3MXP · Milan Malpensa AirportMilan
Flights
7,971
On time
75.4%
Excl. events
1.5%
Disruptions
1.5%
Cancelled
0.9%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.6%
Avg. delay
14 min
4FCO · Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino AirportFiumicino
Flights
14,483
On time
73.6%
Excl. events
1.4%
Disruptions
1.4%
Cancelled
1.1%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.3%
Avg. delay
13 min
5VCE · Venice Marco Polo AirportVenice
Flights
3,433
On time
73.5%
Excl. events
1.4%
Disruptions
1.4%
Cancelled
0.6%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.8%
Avg. delay
15 min
6LIN · Milano Linate AirportMilan
Flights
4,295
On time
85%
Excl. events
1.3%
Disruptions
1.3%
Cancelled
1%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.3%
Avg. delay
8 min
7NAP · Naples-Capodichino International AirportNaples
Flights
4,219
On time
74.4%
Excl. events
1.3%
Disruptions
1.3%
Cancelled
1%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.3%
Avg. delay
12 min
8PMO · Falcone-Borsellino AirportPalermo
Flights
2,932
On time
78.4%
Excl. events
1.1%
Disruptions
1.1%
Cancelled
0.6%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.5%
Avg. delay
11 min
9BLQ · Bologna Guglielmo Marconi AirportBologna
Flights
3,726
On time
81.8%
Excl. events
1%
Disruptions
1%
Cancelled
0.7%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.3%
Avg. delay
9 min
10TRN · Turin-Caselle AirportTurin
Flights
1,457
On time
81.2%
Excl. events
1%
Disruptions
1%
Cancelled
0.8%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.1%
Avg. delay
9 min

Most punctual airports

Departed on time, within fifteen minutes.

AirportFlightsOn timeExcl. eventsDisruptionsCancelledDelays ≥ 3hAvg. delay

1REG · Tito Menniti AirportReggio Calabria
Flights
279
On time
90.7%
Excl. events
0%
Disruptions
0%
Cancelled
0%
Delays ≥ 3h
0%
Avg. delay
4 min
2PSR · Abruzzo AirportPescara
Flights
441
On time
88.9%
Excl. events
0.9%
Disruptions
0.9%
Cancelled
0.7%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.2%
Avg. delay
6 min
3CIA · Ciampino-G. B. Pastine International AirportRome
Flights
921
On time
87.9%
Excl. events
0.3%
Disruptions
0.3%
Cancelled
0.1%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.2%
Avg. delay
7 min
4TPS · Trapani-Birgi AirportTrapani
Flights
412
On time
85.9%
Excl. events
0.5%
Disruptions
0.5%
Cancelled
0%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.5%
Avg. delay
8 min
5LIN · Milano Linate AirportMilan
Flights
4,295
On time
85%
Excl. events
1.3%
Disruptions
1.3%
Cancelled
1%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.3%
Avg. delay
8 min
6CAG · Cagliari Elmas AirportCagliari
Flights
1,710
On time
84.2%
Excl. events
0.9%
Disruptions
0.9%
Cancelled
0.6%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.3%
Avg. delay
8 min
7AHO · Alghero-Fertilia AirportAlghero
Flights
652
On time
83.3%
Excl. events
0.8%
Disruptions
0.8%
Cancelled
0.5%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.3%
Avg. delay
9 min
8TRS · Trieste Ronchi dei Legionari AirportTrieste
Flights
468
On time
82.7%
Excl. events
2.4%
Disruptions
2.4%
Cancelled
1.3%
Delays ≥ 3h
1.1%
Avg. delay
12 min
9SUF · Lamezia Terme International AirportLamezia-Terme
Flights
854
On time
82.4%
Excl. events
0.4%
Disruptions
0.4%
Cancelled
0.1%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.2%
Avg. delay
10 min
10GOA · Genoa Cristoforo Colombo AirportGenoa
Flights
608
On time
82.2%
Excl. events
0.7%
Disruptions
0.7%
Cancelled
0.3%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.3%
Avg. delay
8 min

Airlines

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

AirlineFlightsOn timeExcl. eventsDisruptionsCancelledDelays ≥ 3hAvg. delay

1AA · American Airlines
Flights
359
On time
81.3%
Excl. events
6.7%
Disruptions
6.7%
Cancelled
3.9%
Delays ≥ 3h
2.8%
Avg. delay
23 min
2UA · United Airlines
Flights
353
On time
84.1%
Excl. events
6.5%
Disruptions
6.5%
Cancelled
4%
Delays ≥ 3h
2.5%
Avg. delay
16 min
3SK · SAS
Flights
562
On time
80.1%
Excl. events
4.3%
Disruptions
4.3%
Cancelled
1.6%
Delays ≥ 3h
2.7%
Avg. delay
18 min
4LH · Lufthansa
Flights
1,519
On time
79.9%
Excl. events
3%
Disruptions
3%
Cancelled
2.4%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.6%
Avg. delay
9 min
5EN · Air Dolomiti
Flights
974
On time
73.6%
Excl. events
2.6%
Disruptions
2.6%
Cancelled
2.3%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.3%
Avg. delay
11 min
6DL · Delta Air Lines
Flights
432
On time
82.6%
Excl. events
2.5%
Disruptions
2.5%
Cancelled
1.4%
Delays ≥ 3h
1.2%
Avg. delay
15 min
7KL · KLM
Flights
807
On time
66%
Excl. events
2.4%
Disruptions
2.4%
Cancelled
2.2%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.1%
Avg. delay
11 min
8OS · Austrian
Flights
579
On time
87.4%
Excl. events
2.2%
Disruptions
2.2%
Cancelled
1.9%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.3%
Avg. delay
8 min
9SN · Brussels Airlines
Flights
365
On time
71.5%
Excl. events
2.2%
Disruptions
2.2%
Cancelled
1.6%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.5%
Avg. delay
15 min
10AZ · ITA Airways
Flights
7,931
On time
75.2%
Excl. events
2.1%
Disruptions
2.1%
Cancelled
2%
Delays ≥ 3h
0.1%
Avg. delay
12 min

Top 10 most critical routes

Excluding event days.

RouteFlightsOn timeExcl. eventsDisruptionsCancelledDelays ≥ 3hAvg. delay

1FCO → BLQ
Flights
116
On time
69%
Excl. events
13.8%
Disruptions
13.8%
Cancelled
13.8%
Delays ≥ 3h
0%
Avg. delay
13 min
2BLQ → FCO
Flights
121
On time
83.5%
Excl. events
12.4%
Disruptions
12.4%
Cancelled
12.4%
Delays ≥ 3h
0%
Avg. delay
6 min
3MXP → EWR
Flights
53
On time
73.6%
Excl. events
11.3%
Disruptions
11.3%
Cancelled
3.8%
Delays ≥ 3h
7.5%
Avg. delay
29 min
4FLR → LHR
Flights
61
On time
70.5%
Excl. events
9.8%
Disruptions
9.8%
Cancelled
3.3%
Delays ≥ 3h
6.6%
Avg. delay
25 min
5VCE → CPH
Flights
56
On time
69.6%
Excl. events
7.1%
Disruptions
7.1%
Cancelled
1.8%
Delays ≥ 3h
5.4%
Avg. delay
22 min
6PSA → FRA
Flights
57
On time
68.4%
Excl. events
7%
Disruptions
7%
Cancelled
7%
Delays ≥ 3h
0%
Avg. delay
13 min
7FLR → VIE
Flights
77
On time
68.8%
Excl. events
6.5%
Disruptions
6.5%
Cancelled
5.2%
Delays ≥ 3h
1.3%
Avg. delay
15 min
8FCO → TIA
Flights
94
On time
75.5%
Excl. events
6.4%
Disruptions
6.4%
Cancelled
6.4%
Delays ≥ 3h
0%
Avg. delay
12 min
9MXP → LHR
Flights
78
On time
83.3%
Excl. events
6.4%
Disruptions
6.4%
Cancelled
6.4%
Delays ≥ 3h
0%
Avg. delay
14 min
10NAP → FCO
Flights
115
On time
72.2%
Excl. events
6.1%
Disruptions
6.1%
Cancelled
6.1%
Delays ≥ 3h
0%
Avg. delay
11 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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