Köln (Cologne) Airport (CGN): delays and compensation
See the disrupted flights at Köln (Cologne) and find out whether you could be owed compensation for a delayed or cancelled flight. Checking is free.
Köln (Cologne) (CGN): delays, EU261 and cancellations
Pick a reporting period — every figure and the chart below are calculated over it.
602
Departures
610
Arrivals
31.1%
Delayed >5 min
0.0%
EU261 3 h+
0.2%
Cancelled
25 min
Avg delay
1,385
Departures
1,406
Arrivals
30.3%
Delayed >5 min
0.1%
EU261 3 h+
0.3%
Cancelled
29 min
Avg delay
3,544
Departures
3,583
Arrivals
34.7%
Delayed >5 min
0.3%
EU261 3 h+
0.4%
Cancelled
33 min
Avg delay
9,011
Departures
9,093
Arrivals
31.2%
Delayed >5 min
0.4%
EU261 3 h+
0.4%
Cancelled
34 min
Avg delay
Calculated from Quiescence.eu flight tracking, measured on arrival, over all movements (departures + arrivals). “Delayed >5 min” is every movement that arrived late; “EU261 3 h+” is the subset that arrived three hours or more late — the compensation threshold; “Avg delay” is the mean arrival delay of the movements that arrived late. Indicative.
Each period shows the share of tracked movements that arrived more than 5 minutes late, the subset that arrived three hours or more late (EU261 compensation territory), and the share that was cancelled. Complete days only, up to yesterday; recalculated once a day in the late morning (Central European time).
Delayed >5 min EU261 3 h+ — compensation threshold Cancelled
The same measures day by day across the period selected above: movements tracked (departures + arrivals), movements that arrived more than 5 minutes late, the subset that arrived three hours or more late (EU261 compensation territory), and movements cancelled. Point at a day for its exact figures.
Weather, warnings and strikes
What was happening at the airport that day, for information. It does not say why a flight was delayed, and it plays no part in our assessment of a claim.
Köln (Cologne) (CGN), 12/11/2026
Weather, hour by hour
Show the 24 weather reports
Time (CET)
Wind
Visibility
Cloud base
Temp.
Weather
Flying conditions
Report as issued (UTC)
00:20
320° 5 kt
6 km
300 ft
7 °C
Very poor
METAR EDDK 112320Z AUTO 32005KT 6000 BKN003 07/06 Q1000 TEMPO 4000
01:20
320° 6 kt
5 km
200 ft
7 °C
Mist
Very poor
METAR EDDK 120020Z AUTO 32006KT 5000 BR OVC002 07/06 Q1000 TEMPO 4000 OVC001
02:20
310° 8 kt
2.7 km
200 ft
6 °C
Light drizzle, mist
Very poor
METAR EDDK 120120Z AUTO 31008KT 2700 -DZ BR BKN002 OVC005 06/06 Q1000 TEMPO 3000
03:20
300° 7 kt
3.1 km
300 ft
6 °C
Light rain, light drizzle, mist
Very poor
METAR EDDK 120220Z AUTO 30007KT 270V340 3100 -RADZ BR BKN003 06/06 Q1000 REDZ TEMPO 2000 RADZ
04:20
310° 7 kt
3.5 km
300 ft
6 °C
Mist
Very poor
METAR EDDK 120320Z AUTO 31007KT 3500 BR BKN003 06/05 Q1000 REDZ TEMPO 2000 DZ
05:20
320° 7 kt
6 km
400 ft
5 °C
Very poor
METAR EDDK 120420Z AUTO 32007KT 6000 BKN004 BKN008 05/05 Q1000 TEMPO 4000 BR
06:20
310° 5 kt
4.9 km
400 ft
5 °C
Mist
Very poor
METAR EDDK 120520Z AUTO 31005KT 4900 BR BKN004 05/05 Q1000 TEMPO 6000
If your flight from or to this airport arrived 3 hours or more late, was cancelled with less than 14 days' notice, or you were denied boarding, and the cause was the airline's responsibility, you may be owed between €250 and €600 — on top of a refund or a re-routing.
How much am I owed for a delayed flight at this airport?
Between €250 and €600 per passenger, depending on the flight distance, provided you reach your destination 3 hours or more late and the cause was the airline's responsibility. The calculator gives you an estimated figure.
What if the delay was caused by bad weather at the airport?
Severe weather is usually treated as an extraordinary circumstance, so there may be no compensation. Even so, you keep the right to care and to a refund, and it is worth checking.
Is this data official?
These are statistics we calculate from the flight information that airports and the data sources we credit publish, counting complete days only, up to yesterday. They are for guidance; to claim, keep your boarding pass and the airline's emails.
