login
quiescence.eu
Skip to content

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
37,629
Departures
37,277
Arrivals
33.3%
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
Show series

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), 12/11/2026

Weather, hour by hour

Show the 24 weather reports
Time (CET)WindVisibilityCloud baseTemp.WeatherFlying conditionsReport as issued (UTC)
00:20160° 2 kt10 km6 200 ft11 °CGoodMETAR LSZH 112320Z AUTO 16002KT 9999 FEW004 BKN062 11/11 Q1003 BECMG 3000 BCFG BKN004
01:20var. 2 kt10 km7 900 ft11 °CGoodMETAR LSZH 120020Z AUTO VRB02KT 9999 FEW005 BKN079 11/11 Q1002 TEMPO 3000 BR BKN004
02:20180° 4 kt6 km11 °CFairMETAR LSZH 120120Z AUTO 18004KT 6000 2400N FEW002 11/11 Q1001 BECMG 3000 BR TEMPO BKN003
03:20var. 1 kt0.7 km10 °CPartial fogVery poorMETAR LSZH 120220Z AUTO VRB01KT 0700 R14/1500D R16/0800N R28/P2000N R34/1000N PRFG FEW001 SCT033 10/10 Q1001 BECMG 0400 FG VV002
04:20110° 3 kt1.1 km6 300 ft9 °CFog nearby, partial fogVery poorMETAR LSZH 120320Z AUTO 11003KT 1100 0450S R14/1000U R16/0800U R28/P2000N R34/1200D PRFG VCFG FEW001 BKN063 09/09 Q1000 BECMG 0400 FG VV002
05:20170° 2 kt6 km9 °CFog nearby, fog patchesFairMETAR LSZH 120420Z AUTO 17002KT 6000 0750N R14/P2000N R16/1100D R28/P2000N R34/P2000N BCFG VCFG FEW001 SCT066 09/09 Q0999 TEMPO SHRA
06:20340° 3 kt2 km9 °CFog nearby, fog patches, mistPoorMETAR LSZH 120520Z 34003KT 2000 1000N R14/P2000N R16/P2000N R28/P2000N R34/P2000N BCFG BR VCFG SCT002 SCT075 09/09 Q0998 TEMPO 1400 BKN002
07:20Calm0.6 km200 ft9 °CFogVery poorMETAR LSZH 120620Z 00000KT 0600 R14/1000N R16/1600D R28/0900N R34/0600U FG VV002 09/09 Q0998 NOSIG
08:20var. 1 kt3.8 km10 °CFog patchesPoorMETAR LSZH 120720Z VRB01KT 3800 R14/P2000N R16/P2000N R28/1600N R34/0900U BCFG FEW001 SCT003 10/09 Q0998 TEMPO 5000 TEMPO BKN008
09:20340° 3 kt4.2 km400 ft10 °CMistVery poorMETAR LSZH 120820Z 34003KT 4200 BR FEW002 BKN004 10/10 Q0997 BECMG 5000 BKN005
10:20350° 3 kt4.2 km400 ft11 °CMistVery poorMETAR LSZH 120920Z 35003KT 330V050 4200 BR FEW003 BKN004 11/10 Q0997 BECMG 5000 BKN005
11:20360° 3 kt5 km500 ft11 °CLight drizzle, light rainPoorMETAR LSZH 121020Z 36003KT 5000 -DZRA OVC005 11/11 Q0996 NOSIG
12:20350° 5 kt5 km600 ft11 °CLight rainPoorMETAR LSZH 121120Z 35005KT 320V020 5000 -RA OVC006 11/11 Q0995 NOSIG
13:20360° 3 kt6 km600 ft11 °CLight rainPoorMETAR LSZH 121220Z 36003KT 6000 -RA BKN006 BKN009 11/11 Q0995 NOSIG
14:2010° 4 kt6 km900 ft12 °CLight rainPoorMETAR LSZH 121320Z 01004KT 330V050 6000 -RA SCT008 BKN009 12/11 Q0994 TEMPO BKN010
15:2040° 3 kt10 km4 200 ft12 °CLight rainGoodMETAR LSZH 121420Z 04003KT 010V080 9999 -RA FEW009 BKN042 12/10 Q0994 TEMPO BKN009
16:20var. 2 kt6 km4 000 ft11 °CLight rainFairMETAR LSZH 121520Z VRB02KT 6000 -RA FEW007 SCT015 BKN040 11/10 Q0994 TEMPO 4500 BKN009
17:20var. 2 kt6 km700 ft11 °CRainPoorMETAR LSZH 121620Z VRB02KT 6000 RA BKN007 BKN021 11/11 Q0994 TEMPO 4500 BKN010
18:2030° 4 kt6 km2 200 ft11 °CRainFairMETAR LSZH 121720Z 03004KT 350V080 6000 RA SCT007 SCT009 BKN022 11/10 Q0994 TEMPO 4500 -RA BKN008
19:2020° 6 kt8 km2 800 ft11 °CLight rainFairMETAR LSZH 121820Z 02006KT 8000 -RA SCT009 BKN028 11/10 Q0995 TEMPO 4500 RA BKN008
20:2020° 7 kt10 km1 700 ft11 °CLight rainFairMETAR LSZH 121920Z 02007KT 9999 -RA SCT009 BKN017 BKN050 11/09 Q0995 TEMPO RA
21:20350° 5 kt10 km1 100 ft10 °CLight rainFairMETAR LSZH 122020Z 35005KT 9999 -RA FEW005 BKN011 10/10 Q0996 TEMPO RA
22:20340° 10 kt10 km1 800 ft8 °CLight drizzleFairMETAR LSZH 122120Z 34010KT 9999 -DZ SCT010 BKN018 08/07 Q0997 NOSIG
23:2010° 9 kt10 km1 500 ft7 °CLight rainFairMETAR LSZH 122220Z 01009KT 320V030 9999 -RA SCT012 BKN015 07/05 Q0999 NOSIG

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.

Was your flight at this airport delayed?

Check for free and find out whether you are owed compensation.

Check my flight

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.