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Zurich Airport (ZRH): delays and compensation

See the disrupted flights at Zurich and find out whether you could be owed compensation for a delayed or cancelled flight. Checking is free.

Zurich (ZRH): delays, EU261 and cancellations

Pick a reporting period — every figure and the chart below are calculated over it.

Reporting period
38,442
Departures
38,104
Arrivals
33.7%
Delayed >5 min
0.3%
EU261 3 h+
1.2%
Cancelled
25 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.

Bar chart of Zurich (ZRH) for the last 7, 14, 30 and 90 days: share of movements delayed more than 5 minutes, share delayed 3 hours or more (EU261) and share cancelled.
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
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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.

Zurich (ZRH), 07/11/2026

Weather, hour by hour

Show the 24 weather reports
Time (CET)WindVisibilityCloud baseTemp.WeatherFlying conditionsReport as issued (UTC)
00:20var. 1 kt4.3 km1 500 ft6 °CLight rain, mistPoorMETAR LSZH 062320Z AUTO VRB01KT 4300 -RA BR BKN015 BKN015 06/06 Q1022 BECMG BKN006
01:20var. 2 kt4.6 km600 ft6 °CLight drizzle, light rain, mistPoorMETAR LSZH 070020Z AUTO VRB02KT 4600 -DZRA BR BKN006 SCT014 06/06 Q1022 BECMG 2500
02:20var. 1 kt4.6 km600 ft7 °CMist, showers nearbyPoorMETAR LSZH 070120Z AUTO VRB01KT 4600 BR VCSH BKN006 07/06 Q1022 NOSIG
03:20160° 1 kt4.9 km7 °CMistFairMETAR LSZH 070220Z AUTO 16001KT 4900 BR SCT006 SCT013 07/07 Q1022 NOSIG
04:20130° 2 kt5 km800 ft7 °CPoorMETAR LSZH 070320Z AUTO 13002KT 5000 BKN008 07/07 Q1022 NOSIG
05:20150° 2 kt4.9 km1 900 ft7 °CLight rain, mistFairMETAR LSZH 070420Z AUTO 15002KT 4900 -RA BR FEW009 BKN019 07/07 Q1022 TEMPO BKN008
06:20150° 2 kt4.5 km2 000 ft7 °CMistPoorMETAR LSZH 070520Z 15002KT 4500 BR FEW006 SCT011 BKN020 07/07 Q1023 TEMPO BKN010
07:20var. 1 kt4.5 km1 100 ft7 °CMistPoorMETAR LSZH 070620Z VRB01KT 4500 BR FEW006 BKN011 07/07 Q1023 TEMPO 5000 BKN015
08:20var. 1 kt4.2 km1 500 ft8 °CMistPoorMETAR LSZH 070720Z VRB01KT 4200 BR SCT010 BKN015 08/07 Q1023 BECMG 5000 TEMPO BKN010
09:20var. 1 kt4.5 km1 300 ft8 °CMistPoorMETAR LSZH 070820Z VRB01KT 4500 BR FEW009 BKN013 08/07 Q1023 BECMG 5000 BKN015
10:20var. 2 kt5 km1 500 ft9 °CFairMETAR LSZH 070920Z VRB02KT 5000 FEW009 BKN015 09/07 Q1023 NOSIG
11:20var. 2 kt6 km1 800 ft10 °CFairMETAR LSZH 071020Z VRB02KT 6000 FEW008 BKN018 10/08 Q1023 NOSIG
12:20var. 3 kt8 km1 900 ft10 °CFairMETAR LSZH 071120Z VRB03KT 8000 FEW012 BKN019 10/07 Q1023 NOSIG
13:20340° 3 kt10 km2 100 ft10 °CFairMETAR LSZH 071220Z 34003KT 9999 FEW018 BKN021 10/07 Q1023 NOSIG
14:20var. 2 kt10 km5 200 ft11 °CGoodMETAR LSZH 071320Z VRB02KT 9999 SCT022 BKN052 11/06 Q1023 NOSIG
15:2040° 3 kt10 km5 000 ft11 °CGoodMETAR LSZH 071420Z 04003KT 9999 FEW022 BKN050 11/06 Q1023 NOSIG
16:20360° 3 kt10 km5 000 ft10 °CGoodMETAR LSZH 071520Z 36003KT 310V020 9999 FEW020 BKN050 10/07 Q1023 NOSIG
17:2070° 1 kt10 km6 000 ft10 °CGoodMETAR LSZH 071620Z 07001KT 9999 FEW050 BKN060 10/06 Q1023 NOSIG
18:20var. 2 kt10 km5 000 ft9 °CGoodMETAR LSZH 071720Z VRB02KT 9999 FEW045 BKN050 09/06 Q1023 NOSIG
19:20290° 2 kt10 km6 500 ft9 °CGoodMETAR LSZH 071820Z 29002KT 9999 FEW045 BKN065 09/07 Q1023 NOSIG
20:20310° 2 kt10 km6 500 ft9 °CGoodMETAR LSZH 071920Z 31002KT 9999 FEW045 BKN065 09/07 Q1023 NOSIG
21:20360° 2 kt10 km4 000 ft8 °CGoodMETAR LSZH 072020Z 36002KT 9999 SCT025 BKN040 08/07 Q1023 NOSIG
22:20var. 3 kt10 km4 000 ft7 °CGoodMETAR LSZH 072120Z VRB03KT 9999 FEW030 BKN040 07/06 Q1023 NOSIG
23:20var. 1 kt8 km6 °CShallow fogFairMETAR LSZH 072220Z VRB01KT 8000 MIFG FEW025 SCT040 06/06 Q1023 BECMG 4000 BCFG

Disrupted flights departing from Zurich

Compensation for delayed or cancelled flights

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.

Learn more in our guides to flight compensation, passenger rights and how to claim, or work out your case with the calculator.

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Frequently asked questions

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.