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), 09/11/2026
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
70° 3 kt
10 km
6 °C
Good
METAR EDDK 082320Z AUTO 07003KT 040V130 CAVOK 06/04 Q1022 NOSIG
01:20
var. 2 kt
7 km
5 °C
Mist
Fair
METAR EDDK 090020Z AUTO VRB02KT 7000 2100 BR NCD 05/04 Q1022 TEMPO 2000
02:20
var. 1 kt
4.7 km
4 °C
Mist
Poor
METAR EDDK 090120Z AUTO VRB01KT 4700 2200 BR FEW027 04/04 Q1022 TEMPO 2000
03:20
var. 2 kt
5 km
4 400 ft
4 °C
Mist
Fair
METAR EDDK 090220Z AUTO VRB02KT 5000 2000 BR BKN044 04/03 Q1022 TEMPO 2000
04:20
70° 4 kt
7 km
3 900 ft
5 °C
Fair
METAR EDDK 090320Z AUTO 07004KT 7000 FEW022 SCT028 BKN039 05/04 Q1021 TEMPO 4000 BR
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.
