ATH Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport
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AthensAthens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport00:08·15°C·#88/327
OPSWATCH WEATHERVFR
+21 min

Athens (ATH) airport average departure delay right now

Departures +21 min, arrivals +10 min. 12 of 773 flights cancelled (1.6%).

Hour by hour
00:00today +21 min minor

Drag. Solid bars are observed. Hatched bars are expected.

Athens (ATH) delays today: 54% of the 164 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running +21 min and arrivals +10 min, across 773 flights tracked so far today. 12 of 773 tracked flights have been cancelled (1.6%). Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 16 October 2026 at 20:11 UTC.

Departures67 timed
On time37%25
Delayed63%42
typical now +21 min
Arrivals97 timed
On time58%56
Delayed42%41
typical now +10 min
On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗
22:45 01:25FR1318BGY Orio al Serio · gate C+160 min
23:45 00:10A3136SKG Thessaloniki · gate B15+25 min
23:45 00:15A3328HER Heraklion · gate B12+30 min
23:55 00:30A3910LCA Larnaca · gate A11+35 min
00:05A3896TBS Tbilisi · gate A05on time
00:40A3940AMM Amman · gate Aon time
00:45U28186LGW London · gate Con time
00:55A3928TLV Tel Aviv · gate Aon time
09:55EC4166NAP NapoliCancelled
09:55U24166NAP NapoliCancelled
10:35FR5104CTA CataniaCancelled

When this board posts +15, the median flight leaves +40. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →

Arrivalsfull board ↗
22:50 00:20A3665MXP from Milan+90 min
23:00 00:05AF1032CDG from Paris+65 min
23:45 00:05TO3650ORY from Paris+20 min
23:59 00:05A3623BRU from Brussels+6 min
23:59 00:20A3857GVA from Geneva+21 min
00:05U28185LGW from Londonon time
09:15U24165NAP from NapoliCancelled
09:15EC4165NAP from NapoliCancelled
12:50KL1953AMS from AmsterdamCancelled
Running late right now11 of 740 still on the board · 1.5%
+160
FR1318 → Orio al Serio · dep 01:25
Flights this late at ATH still cancel only 2.8% of the time.
+90
A3665 from Milan · arr 00:20
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~26 min.
+75
GQ873 from Hamburg · arr 01:25
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~28 min.
+65
AF1032 from Paris · arr 00:05
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~28 min.
In the air to ATHlive positions · 3-min feed
15aircraft inbound · next to land A3623 from Brussels, lands ~00:12
A3623Brussels
on final · ~00:12
A34097Gaziemir
lands ~00:13
A3809Stuttgart
lands ~00:14
A3605London
lands ~00:14

Positions as of 00:03 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs
FCORome+109m
LGWLondon+59m
ISTIstanbul+47m
SOFSofia+32m
SKGThessaloniki+25m
Airlines by median delay todaymedian · min 3 legs
FRRYANAIR Ltd+29m
A3Aegean Airlines S.A.+15m
Why11 kt NNE winds, Scattered. Operations are already late; the delay is not coming from weather.
Cancelled 1.6%12 of 773 A typical day here runs ~0.5%. Today is above normal. Weather window Forecast (TAF) ⛈️ 00–10 Worse conditions hold through the TAF window. Made up in the air Network figure ~27 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.
Last 30 days

Today is the 24th worst day of the last 30. Median day: +29 min departures.

Typical week here
+27
MON
+26
TUE
+27
WED
+26
THU
+30
FRI
+27
SAT
+27
SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Tuesday (+26 min), heaviest on Friday (+30 min).

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Athens airport delays today

Delays are building at ATH. A typical departure is currently +21 min. Arrivals are +10 min. Cancellations: 12 of 773 tracked flights (1.6%). No upcoming hour is expected near schedule. The least bad looks like 05:00, still +22 min. The terminal forecast includes thunderstorms and cumulonimbus clouds.

Nearby gateways: HER SKP TIA SOF IST SAW · Global delay board · Nonstop routes from Athens

Is Athens (ATH) delayed right now?

Delays are building at ATH. Departures +21 min, arrivals +10 min. 12 of 773 flights cancelled (1.6%). 54% of the 164 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

What is the current weather at Athens (ATH)?

Winds NNE-030 at 11kt, Vis 10km, Temp 15°C, Dew 9°C, Alt 1016 hPa, Few clouds at 1800ft, Scattered clouds at 2500ft. 15°C. wind 11 kt. visibility >10 km. flight rules VFR.

What is the best day to fly from Athens (ATH)?

Over the last 90 days, Tuesday averaged the lightest departure delays (+26 min). Friday ran heaviest (+30 min).

How often are flights delayed at ATH today?

We tracked 773 flights today: departures +21 min, arrivals +10 min. 1.6% of tracked operations were cancelled.

What is the TAF forecast for ATH?

The next TAF period (VFR) forecasts: Winds NNE-020 at 15kt, Vis 10km, Scattered clouds at 2000ft, Scattered clouds at 7000ft.

Are there cancellations at ATH today?

12 cancellations across 773 tracked flights today (1.6% of operations).

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How we measure this →
Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes
VFRRight now visual (VFR), but the forecast (TAF) below reaches instrument conditions ahead: usually wider spacing or holding.
Wind30° 11 kt
Visibility>10 km
Temp / dew15 / 9 °C
Pressure1016 hPa
LGAV 161550Z 03011KT 9999 FEW018 SCT025 15/09 Q1016 NOSIG
15:00VFRWinds NNE-020 at 15kt, Vis 10km, Scattered clouds at 2000ft, Scattered clouds at 7000ft
15:00TEMPOIFRVis 4km, Rain, Broken layer at 2000ft, Broken layer at 7000ft
21:00 to 06:00TEMPOIFRVis 3km, Thunderstorm Rain, Few clouds at 800ft, Few clouds at 1800ft (Cumulonimbus), Broken layer at 2000ft, Broken layer at 7000ft
06:00 to 12:00TEMPOVFRWinds NNE-020 at 15kt gusting to 25kt, Sky clear
Dep index
1.3/5Arr index
0.8/5
METAR 18:50 local · 5h ago · delay window 23:11 local · How these are computed → methodology