CTA Catania-Fontanarossa Airport
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CataniaCatania-Fontanarossa Airport21:15·22°C·#71/327
OPSMINOR DELAYS WEATHERVFR
+7 min

Catania (CTA) airport average departure delay right now

Departures +7 min, arrivals on schedule. No cancellations across 232 tracked flights.

Hour by hour
21:00today +7 min on time

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

Catania (CTA) delays today: 76% of the 227 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running +7 min and arrivals on schedule, across 232 flights tracked so far today. No cancellations have been recorded. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 18 October 2026 at 18:11 UTC.

Departures113 timed
On time72%81
Delayed28%32
typical now +7 min
Arrivals114 timed
On time77%88
Delayed23%26
typical now on schedule
On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗
21:00 21:27EC4112NAP Napoli · gate C5+27 min
21:00 21:15VY6535BCN Barcelona · gate 15+15 min
21:20W45064TIA Tirana · gate 19on time
21:25 21:30U28288LGW London · gate 21+5 min
21:30 21:48AZ1752FCO Rome · gate 11+18 min
21:50 22:22A02613LGW London · gate 19+32 min
22:05 22:25FR7996BRI Bari · gate 4+20 min
22:05FR8435TIA Tirana · gate 22on time

When this board posts +15, the median flight leaves +20. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →

Arrivalsfull board ↗
20:55 21:37A02612LGW from London+42 min
21:35 22:00FR4929FCO from Rome+25 min
21:45EC3547MXP from Milanon time
21:50W46465MXP from Milanon time
22:15KM642MLA from Vallettaon time
22:25W41453WAW from Warsawon time
Running late right now11 of 34 still on the board · 32%
+145
SM811 from Sharm El Sheikh · arr 00:55
Flights this late at CTA still cancel only 13% of the time.
+140
SM812 → Sharm El Sheikh · dep 01:50
A +140 min push, well beyond this airport's typical day.
+42
A02612 from London · arr 21:37
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~28 min.
+40
AZ1743 from Milan · arr 00:00
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~25 min.
In the air to CTAlive positions · 3-min feed
2aircraft inbound · next to land FR4929 from Rome, lands ~21:28
FR4929Rome
lands ~21:28
FR6651Orio al Serio
lands ~23:25

Positions as of 21:13 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs
BCNBarcelona+40m
VCEVenezia+29m
LTNLondon+29m
AMSAmsterdam+27m
MLAValletta+19m
Airlines by median delay todaymedian · min 3 legs
U2EASYJET+26m
VYVUELING+22m
Why9 kt ESE winds, Scattered. Conditions like these carry no delay penalty at CTA in our weather × delay record.
Cancelled 0.0%0 of 232 A typical day here runs ~15%. 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 ~27 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.
Last 30 days

Today is the 10th worst day of the last 28. Median day: +10 min departures.

Typical week here
+28
MON
+7
TUE
+7
WED
+18
THU
+23
FRI
+11
SAT
+10
SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Wednesday (+7 min), heaviest on Monday (+28 min).

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Catania airport delays today

CTA has minor delays. A typical departure is currently +7 min. Arrivals are on schedule. Cancellations: 0 of 232 tracked flights (0.0%). The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 05:00 (on time expected).

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

Is Catania (CTA) delayed right now?

CTA has minor delays. Departures +7 min, arrivals on schedule. No cancellations across 232 tracked flights. 76% of the 227 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

What is the current weather at Catania (CTA)?

Winds ESE-110 at 9kt, Vis 10km, Temp 22°C, Dew 15°C, Alt 1019 hPa, Few clouds at 2000ft, Scattered clouds at 12000ft. 22°C. wind 9 kt. visibility >10 km. flight rules VFR.

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

Over the last 90 days, Wednesday averaged the lightest departure delays (+7 min). Monday ran heaviest (+28 min).

How often are flights delayed at CTA today?

We tracked 232 flights today: departures +7 min, arrivals on schedule. 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 10kt, Vis 10km, Scattered clouds at 3000ft.

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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.
Wind110° 9 kt
Visibility>10 km
Temp / dew22 / 15 °C
Pressure1019 hPa
LICC 181550Z 11009KT 9999 FEW020 SCT120 22/15 Q1019
14:00 to 18:00VFRWinds E-090 at 10kt, Vis 10km, Scattered clouds at 3000ft
20:00 to 14:00BECMGVFRWinds Variable at 5kt
Dep index
0.9/5Arr index
0.0/5
METAR 17:50 local · 3h ago · delay window 20:11 local · How these are computed → methodology