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Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN): flight delays and compensation

Frankfurt-Hahn Airport. As an EU airport, every flight departing from here is covered by EU Regulation 261/2004. Here is what to expect if your flight was delayed or cancelled here, or you were stranded.

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In short: Any flight departing from Frankfurt-Hahn Airport that arrives 3 or more hours late, is cancelled less than 14 days before departure, or is overbooked can give €250–600 per passenger. Departures: EU261 with any airline.

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About the airport

Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) serves Frankfurt, Germany. On the routes Eurostat reports, 1,505,261 passengers flew to or from it in 2024, the 155th-highest among the 397 European airports we cover. Its busiest connections were to London, Palma de Mallorca, Catania, Tirana.

Every flight departing from here is covered by EU Regulation 261/2004, whatever the airline. Flights arriving here are covered if they depart from the EU, or if an EU airline operates them from outside the EU.

Busiest routes from Frankfurt – and what a delay is worth

The 30 busiest routes on Eurostat’s 2024 data, with the compensation for a 3-hour-plus delay or a late cancellation in each direction.

DestinationPassengers 2024DistanceFrom HHNReturn
London STN154,645537 km€250£220
Palma de Mallorca PMI132,9881,209 km€250€250
Catania CTA70,0171,521 km€400€400
Tirana TIA61,3181,352 km€250€250*
Alicante ALC55,8121,438 km€250€250
Dublin DUB55,5941,007 km€250€250
Málaga AGP55,4911,751 km€400€400
Girona GRO54,787959 km€250€250
Skopje SKP54,6901,418 km€250€250*
Sofia SOF49,5831,475 km€250€250
Milan BGY49,171509 km€250€250
Rome FCO47,783984 km€250€250
Porto OPO46,4961,567 km€400€400
Palermo PMO44,9761,388 km€250€250
Lamezia Terme SUF41,2831,418 km€250€250
Barcelona BCN39,7271,042 km€250€250
Zagreb ZAG37,285806 km€250€250
Cluj-Napoca CLJ36,5041,260 km€250€250
Faro FAO36,2541,884 km€400€400
Bari BRI35,9551,225 km€250€250
Seville SVQ34,7411,744 km€400€400
Pescara PSR33,953990 km€250€250
Venice TSF33,781603 km€250€250
Thessaloniki SKG33,0901,610 km€400€400
Kerry KIR32,2361,196 km€250€250
Chișinău RMO30,3871,627 km€400€400*
Vilnius VNO28,4681,327 km€250€250
Zadar ZAD27,968893 km€250€250
Cagliari CAG27,6601,198 km€250€250
Valencia VLC21,3481,312 km€250€250

* only with an EU (or UK) airline. Passengers: Eurostat, both directions, routes reported by EU/EEA airports.

Typical delay causes at Frankfurt-Hahn Airport

  • Most long delays that earn compensation are not flow delays but airline problems – technical faults, crew shortages and late inbound aircraft – which do not count as extraordinary circumstances.

Airlines you are likely to fly with here

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    Local information

    • Ask the airline staff at the gate for the reason for the delay or cancellation and write it down; take a photo of the departure board.
    • From 2 hours’ delay (depending on distance) the airline must give you meals and drinks, and a hotel if you are stuck overnight – keep the receipts if you had to pay yourself.
    • If the airline rejects your claim, complain to the national enforcement body of the country where the flight departed (or arrived, for flights from outside the EU), or go to court.

    Frequently asked questions

    Can I claim compensation for a flight departing from Frankfurt-Hahn Airport?

    Yes. HHN is an EU airport, so every flight departing from it is covered by EU Regulation 261/2004, whatever the airline and wherever it is based.

    Can I claim compensation for a flight arriving at Frankfurt-Hahn Airport?

    If the flight departed from an EU airport: yes, with any airline. If it departed from the UK: yes, under UK261, with any airline. If it departed from elsewhere: only if an EU airline operated it.

    How is the length of the delay measured?

    By your arrival time at your final destination – more precisely, the moment the aircraft door opens at the gate. It must be at least 3 hours after the scheduled arrival time.

    Related guides

    Information only, not legal advice. Passenger figures are approximate and based on the airports' published statistics; punctuality figures are from the UK Civil Aviation Authority. We earn a commission when a claim submitted through our partner links is successful.

    Sources

    1. Eurostat – air passenger transport routes between partner airports and main airports (2024) – Eurostat

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