CTA Catania-Fontanarossa Airport
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CataniaCatania-Fontanarossa Airport16:36·33°C·#40/327
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+17 min

Catania (CTA) airport average arrival delay right now

Departures +15 min, arrivals +17 min. No cancellations across 175 tracked flights.

Hour by hour
16:00today +17 min minor

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Catania (CTA) delays today: 71% of the 177 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running +15 min and arrivals +17 min, across 175 flights tracked so far today. No cancellations have been recorded. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 6 September 2026 at 13:26 UTC.

Departures89 timed
On time64%57
Delayed36%32
typical now +15 min
Arrivals88 timed
On time75%66
Delayed25%22
typical now +17 min
On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗
15:35 16:56EC3542MXP Milan · gate C1+81 min
16:20 16:45V71740VRN Caselle · gate C5+25 min
16:30 16:50AZ1754FCO Rome · gate 8+20 min
16:40 17:43FR4319NAP Napoli · gate 4+63 min
16:45LH309FRA Frankfurt am Main · gate 11on time
16:45 18:30UG1761TUN Tunis · gate 22+105 min
17:00 17:20FR528MXP Milan · gate 6+20 min
17:00KL1672AMS Amsterdamon time

When this board posts +15, the median flight leaves +19. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →

Arrivalsfull board ↗
15:55 16:46FR529MXP from Milan+51 min
16:15 17:18FR4320NAP from Napoli+63 min
16:40 16:49TK1395IST from Istanbul+9 min
16:45 16:50FR3230BVA from Beauvais+5 min
16:55 16:56AT878CMN from Casablanca+1 min
16:55 16:59FR6491PSA from Pisa+4 min
Running late right now13 of 116 still on the board · 11%
+105
UG1761 → Tunis · dep 18:30
Flights this late at CTA still cancel only 17% of the time.
+81
EC3542 → Milan · dep 16:56
A +81 min push, well beyond this airport's typical day.
+63
FR4319 → Napoli · dep 17:43
Board says +63. When this board first posts +60, the median flight departs +74.
+63
FR4320 from Napoli · arr 17:18
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~27 min.
In the air to CTAlive positions · 3-min feed
3aircraft inbound · next to land FR529 from Milan, lands ~16:40
FR529Milan
lands ~16:40
AT878Casablanca
lands ~16:42
SK1697Copenhagen
lands ~17:23

Positions as of 16:31 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs
SSHSharm El Sheikh+23m
VRNCaselle+21m
Airlines by median delay todaymedian · min 3 legs
U2EASYJET+19m
VYVUELING+18m
Why13 kt ENE winds. Operations are already late; the delay is not coming from weather.
Cancelled 0.0%0 of 175 A typical day here runs ~21.9%. Today is holding at or below normal. Weather window Forecast (TAF) 🌤 staying clear No significant weather in the TAF window. Made up in the air Network figure ~29 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.
Last 30 days

Today is the 6th worst day of the last 23. Median day: +11 min departures.

Typical week here
+59
MON
+6
TUE
+6
WED
+12
THU
+22
FRI
+9
SAT
+10
SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Tuesday (+6 min), heaviest on Monday (+59 min).

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Sample · what you getCTA went yellow · departures now +34 min and building · 19:40 local. Weather clears after 03:00. → proflightsearch.com/airport-delays/catania-CTA

Catania airport delays today

Delays are building at CTA. A typical arrival is currently +17 min. Departures are +15 min. Cancellations: 0 of 175 tracked flights (0.0%). The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 18:00 (+10 min expected).

Nearby gateways: NAP FCO VCE LIN MXP MLA · Global delay board · Nonstop routes from Catania

Is Catania (CTA) delayed right now?

Delays are building at CTA. Departures +15 min, arrivals +17 min. No cancellations across 175 tracked flights. 71% of the 177 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

What is the current weather at Catania (CTA)?

Winds ENE-070 at 13kt, Vis 10km, Temp 33°C, Dew 20°C, Alt 1018 hPa, Sky clear. 33°C. wind 13 kt. visibility >10 km. flight rules VFR.

What is the best day to fly from Catania (CTA)?

Over the last 90 days, Tuesday averaged the lightest departure delays (+6 min). Monday ran heaviest (+59 min).

How often are flights delayed at CTA today?

We tracked 175 flights today: departures +15 min, arrivals +17 min. No cancellations are recorded in the tracked sample.

What is the TAF forecast for CTA?

The next TAF period (VFR) forecasts: Winds E-090 at 12kt, Vis 10km, Sky clear.

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How we measure this →
Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes
VFRRight now visual (VFR). Weather isn’t the binding constraint right now, and the forecast (TAF) below stays visual.
Wind70° 13 kt
Visibility>10 km
Temp / dew33 / 20 °C
Pressure1018 hPa
LICC 061350Z 07013KT CAVOK 33/20 Q1018
14:00 to 19:00VFRWinds E-090 at 12kt, Vis 10km, Sky clear
21:00 to 11:00BECMGVFRWinds Variable at 5kt
13:00 to 14:00BECMGVFRWinds E-090 at 12kt
Dep index
0.9/5Arr index
1.1/5
METAR 15:50 local · 46m ago · delay window 15:26 local · How these are computed → methodology