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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
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
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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), 10/11/2026

Official warnings and alerts

Weather, hour by hour

Show the 24 weather reports
Time (CET)WindVisibilityCloud baseTemp.WeatherFlying conditionsReport as issued (UTC)
00:20340° 2 kt5 km4 300 ft7 °CRain showersFairMETAR LSZH 092320Z AUTO 34002KT 5000 SHRA FEW001 BKN043 07/07 Q1014 TEMPO 3500 BKN012
01:20290° 2 kt5 km5 100 ft7 °CLight rain, mistFairMETAR LSZH 100020Z AUTO 29002KT 5000 -RA BR FEW006 BKN051 07/07 Q1013 RERA TEMPO 3500 RA BKN012
02:20var. 1 kt5 km700 ft7 °CRainPoorMETAR LSZH 100120Z AUTO VRB01KT 5000 RA BKN007 BKN038 07/07 Q1013 TEMPO 3500 BKN012
03:20var. 1 kt4.6 km600 ft7 °CRainPoorMETAR LSZH 100220Z AUTO VRB01KT 4600 RA BKN006 07/07 Q1012 NOSIG
04:20180° 2 kt4.3 km500 ft7 °CLight rain showers, mistPoorMETAR LSZH 100320Z AUTO 18002KT 4300 -SHRA BR BKN005 SCT023 07/07 Q1012 RESHRA NOSIG
05:20160° 4 kt4.4 km400 ft8 °CLight rain, mistVery poorMETAR LSZH 100420Z AUTO 16004KT 4400 -RA BR BKN004 BKN024 08/08 Q1012 RERA NOSIG
06:20140° 5 kt4 km1 400 ft9 °CRainPoorMETAR LSZH 100520Z 14005KT 4000 RA SCT004 BKN014 09/09 Q1012 TEMPO 5000 NSW BKN004
07:20160° 3 kt6 km1 300 ft9 °CLight rainFairMETAR LSZH 100620Z 16003KT 6000 -RA FEW004 SCT009 BKN013 09/09 Q1012 RERA TEMPO 4000 RA BKN009 BECMG BKN020
08:20160° 6 kt3.5 km1 200 ft10 °CLight rain, light drizzle, mistPoorMETAR LSZH 100720Z 16006KT 3500 -RADZ BR FEW004 SCT009 BKN012 10/10 Q1012 TEMPO RADZ BKN009 BECMG 6000 BKN015
09:20170° 5 kt5 km2 000 ft10 °CLight rain, light drizzleFairMETAR LSZH 100820Z 17005KT 5000 -RADZ FEW005 SCT009 BKN020 10/10 Q1012 TEMPO 3500 DZRA BR BKN009
10:20150° 5 kt8 km3 500 ft11 °CLight rainFairMETAR LSZH 100920Z 15005KT 120V190 8000 -RA FEW004 SCT008 BKN035 11/11 Q1012 TEMPO 4500 BKN012
11:20170° 4 kt10 km5 000 ft12 °CGoodMETAR LSZH 101020Z 17004KT 9999 FEW006 SCT012 BKN050 12/11 Q1012 NOSIG
12:20170° 4 kt10 km7 000 ft13 °CGoodMETAR LSZH 101120Z 17004KT 9999 SCT010 BKN070 13/11 Q1011 TEMPO 4000 SHRA BKN012
13:20var. 2 kt10 km14 °CGoodMETAR LSZH 101220Z VRB02KT 9999 SCT015 14/11 Q1011 TEMPO 4000 SHRA BKN014
14:20var. 2 kt10 km4 000 ft15 °CGoodMETAR LSZH 101320Z VRB02KT 9999 SCT018 BKN040 15/11 Q1010 TEMPO 4000 SHRA BKN014
15:20220° 3 kt10 km1 700 ft14 °CFairMETAR LSZH 101420Z 22003KT 9999 BKN017 BKN065 14/12 Q1010 NOSIG
16:20220° 3 kt10 km6 200 ft15 °CGoodMETAR LSZH 101520Z 22003KT 9999 FEW019 SCT027 BKN062 15/12 Q1010 NOSIG
17:20210° 3 kt10 km13 °CGoodMETAR LSZH 101620Z 21003KT 9999 FEW014 SCT030 13/11 Q1010 NOSIG
18:20160° 3 kt10 km13 °CGoodMETAR LSZH 101720Z 16003KT 120V190 9999 FEW017 13/11 Q1010 NOSIG
19:20var. 3 kt10 km11 °CGoodMETAR LSZH 101820Z VRB03KT 9999 FEW017 11/11 Q1010 NOSIG
20:20var. 1 kt8 km10 °CShallow fogFairMETAR LSZH 101920Z VRB01KT 8000 MIFG FEW007 10/10 Q1010 BECMG 3000 BCFG
21:20var. 1 kt7 km10 °CShallow fogFairMETAR LSZH 102020Z VRB01KT 7000 2000N MIFG FEW001 10/10 Q1009 BECMG 1200 PRFG BKN002
22:20280° 2 kt2 km100 ft9 °CPartial fogVery poorMETAR LSZH 102120Z 28002KT 2000 0250N R14/0650U R16/0450N R28/P2000N R34/P2000N PRFG VV001 09/09 Q1009 BECMG 0250 FG
23:20var. 1 kt0.7 km200 ft10 °CFogVery poorMETAR LSZH 102220Z VRB01KT 0700 0350N R14/0800U R16/0800N R28/2000D R34/0900U FG VV002 10/10 Q1009 BECMG 0300

Time delays between this website and the www.meteoalarm.org website are possible. For the most up-to-date awareness information as published by the participating National Meteorological and Hydrological Services, please refer to www.meteoalarm.org.

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.