FCO → CTARome to Catania

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Direct flights from Rome (FCO) to Catania (CTA): 124 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 69% of the last 51 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 6 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 58 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 539 km, an estimated 1 hour 11 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Rome and Catania. Updated 3 November 2026 at 21:08 UTC.

Today, FCO → CTA

Tue 3 Nov · local times
  1. 08:00 FR1170RYANAIR Left 08:00 Landed 09:13 −7
  2. 08:15 AZ1709ITA - ITALIA TRASPORTO AEREO Left 08:23 +8 Landed 09:23 −12
  3. 09:20 AZ1731ITA - ITALIA TRASPORTO AEREO Left 09:38 +18 Landed 10:37 −3
  4. 09:30 XZ2811AEROITALIA Left 10:01 +31 Landed 10:54 +4
  5. 12:35 FR4872RYANAIR Left 12:50 +15 Landed 14:32 +37
  6. 13:20 AZ1745ITA - ITALIA TRASPORTO AEREO Left 14:15 +55 Landed 15:13 +33
  7. 13:30 XZ2813Aeroitalia Sched 13:30Departure not confirmed by the board ·
  8. 14:20 AZ1751ITA - ITALIA TRASPORTO AEREO Left 14:52 +32 Landed 15:54 +14
  9. 16:10 XZ2815AEROITALIA Left 16:00 Landed 17:07 −13
  10. 17:05 FR4852RYANAIR Left 17:05 Landed 18:38 +13
  11. 17:15 AZ1733ITA - ITALIA TRASPORTO AEREO Left 17:15 Landed 18:33 +3

Checked FCO board 15:33 · CTA board 22:08

FCO Rome busy · +25
CTA Catania smooth · +0
539 km · ~1h 11m est.
dep bank 08:00–23:30124x weekly
Runs mixed · 3 airlines · 124x weekly · nonstop
69% on time

of the last 51 tracked FCO → CTA flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +6 min. 0 of 58 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+6 minacross the last 51 arrivals
Flight time~1h 11mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures124x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 58

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
AeroitaliaITA AirwaysRyanair

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
AeroitaliaXZ91% on time

Flights XZ2811 09:30 daily · XZ2813 13:30 Mo Tu Th Fr Sa Su · XZ2815 16:00 daily · XZ2817 21:30 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-03AZ1709dep +8 → arr−12
11-03AZ1731dep +18 → arr−3
11-03AZ1733arrived+3
11-03AZ1745dep +55 → arr+33
11-03AZ1751dep +32 → arr+14
11-03FR1170dep +0 → arr−7
11-03FR4852arrived+13
11-03FR4872dep +15 → arr+37
11-03XZ2811dep +31 → arr+4
11-03XZ2815arrived−13
11-02AZ1709dep +30 → arr+21
11-02AZ1731dep +39 → arr+19
11-02AZ1733dep +87 → arr+83
11-02AZ1735departed+43
11-02AZ1745dep +39 → arr+20
11-02AZ1751departed+103
11-02FR1170dep +20 → arr+28
11-02FR4852dep +0 → arr−3
11-02FR4856departed+63
11-02FR4858dep +12 → arr−9
11-02FR4861dep +55 → arr+73
11-02FR4872dep +0 → arr+0
11-02FR4891dep +0 → arr−14
11-02XZ2811dep +33 → arr+13
11-02XZ2813dep +55 → arr+36
11-02XZ2815departed+9
11-02XZ2817dep +16 → arr−5
11-01AZ1709dep +13 → arr−5
11-01AZ1731dep +47 → arr+20
11-01AZ1733dep +31 → arr+21
11-01AZ1745dep +33 → arr+8
11-01AZ1751dep +37 → arr+19
11-01FR1170dep +0 → arr−3
11-01FR4852departed+10
11-01FR4856dep +25 → arr+8
11-01FR4858dep +56 → arr+39
11-01FR4861dep +0 → arr+13
11-01FR4872dep +5 → arr+10
11-01FR4891departed+18
11-01XZ2813dep +27 → arr+6

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
FCORome +25 min busy 🌤 clear · NNE 6 kt Full FCO delay board →
CTACatania +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · SW 4 kt Full CTA delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at FCO and CTA: a 40% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +8 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Rome to Catania route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop FCO to CTA flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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Pro Flight Search: Rome (FCO) to Catania (CTA) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.

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FCO to CTA questions

Is FCO–CTA running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at FCO is the weaker end, route health score 83/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on FCO–CTA?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:15 and evening departures around 17:15 from FCO. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the CTA delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from FCO to CTA?

Great-circle distance is 539 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 68–76 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does FCO–CTA fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 124 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.