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Ibiza Airport (IBZ): flight delays and compensation

Ibiza 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 Ibiza 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

Ibiza Airport (IBZ) serves Ibiza, Spain. On the routes Eurostat reports, 8,534,818 passengers flew to or from it in 2024, the 59th-highest among the 397 European airports we cover. Its busiest connections were to Barcelona, Madrid, Palma de Mallorca, Valencia.

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 Ibiza – 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 IBZReturn
Barcelona BCN1,259,182276 km€250€250
Madrid MAD961,479460 km€250€250
Palma de Mallorca PMI579,161140 km€250€250
Valencia VLC348,973174 km€250€250
Amsterdam AMS314,3671,517 km€400€400
London LGW301,7511,370 km€250£220
Manchester MAN300,7941,634 km€400£350
Paris ORY246,7181,099 km€250€250
London STN223,6101,450 km€250£220
Milan MXP221,676964 km€250€250
Málaga AGP181,860571 km€250€250
Alicante ALC176,449180 km€250€250
Rome FCO168,937977 km€250€250
Milan BGY160,1301,019 km€250€250
Düsseldorf DUS156,5841,443 km€250€250
Eindhoven EIN155,2421,433 km€250€250
Birmingham BHX137,3661,529 km€400£350
Seville SVQ136,243655 km€250€250
Bristol BRS125,3901,427 km€250£220
Brussels BRU111,6341,359 km€250€250
Newcastle NCL111,0581,812 km€400£350
Naples NAP110,8211,124 km€250€250
Frankfurt FRA110,0781,364 km€250€250
Bilbao BIO109,834609 km€250€250
Munich MUC108,4441,344 km€250€250
Geneva GVA100,604906 km€250€250
London LHR100,4521,408 km€250£220
Bologna BLQ98,1051,035 km€250€250
London LCY98,0501,408 km€250£220
Rotterdam RTM95,3131,474 km€250€250

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

Air traffic flow delays at Ibiza (2025)

EUROCONTROL records the delay imposed on arriving flights when the airport or the airspace around it cannot take more traffic (air traffic flow management, “ATFM”). In 2025, 41,577 flights arrived at IBZ; 505 of them were held back this way, 258 by more than 15 minutes – an average of 0.28 minutes per arrival.

What caused the ATFM delay

  • weather63%
  • aerodrome capacity33%
  • other4%
  • ATC capacity0%

Average ATFM delay per arrival by month (min)

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Worst days: 11 October 2025 – 1,694 minutes, mostly weather; 12 October 2025 – 1,614 minutes, mostly weather; 9 September 2025 – 1,326 minutes, mostly weather.

2026 so far (to 30 September 2026): 36,100 arrivals, 0.22 minutes of ATFM delay per arrival (better than 2025), mainly weather (59%) and aerodrome capacity (35%).

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What this means for a claim: ATFM delays come from weather (63% here), air traffic control capacity and staffing (0%) or airport limits – causes airlines often cite as extraordinary circumstances. They are only part of the story: most long delays come from the airline’s own operation (technical faults, crew, late inbound aircraft), which this data does not show. Source: EUROCONTROL.

Typical delay causes at Ibiza Airport

  • EUROCONTROL recorded 41,577 arrivals at IBZ in 2025; 505 were held by air traffic flow restrictions, 258 of them by more than 15 minutes.
  • The largest single cause of this flow delay was weather (63%).
  • The worst day was 11 October 2025, with 1,694 minutes of flow delay, mostly weather.
  • 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.

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    With a connection, enter your first departure and your final destination – compensation is based on the total distance.

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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 Ibiza Airport?

    Yes. IBZ 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 Ibiza 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.

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    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
    2. EUROCONTROL – airport arrival ATFM delays (open performance data) – EUROCONTROL

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