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Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (FKB): flight delays and compensation

Karlsruhe Baden-Baden 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 Karlsruhe Baden-Baden 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

Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) serves Karlsruhe, Germany. On the routes Eurostat reports, 1,592,180 passengers flew to or from it in 2024, the 151st-highest among the 397 European airports we cover. Its busiest connections were to Palma de Mallorca, London, Girona, Alicante.

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 Karlsruhe – and what a delay is worth

The 28 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 FKBReturn
Palma de Mallorca PMI328,2101,110 km€250€250
London STN147,504655 km€250£220
Girona GRO106,892870 km€250€250
Alicante ALC80,9451,357 km€250€250
Málaga AGP65,5601,688 km€400€400
Porto OPO63,0061,556 km€400€400
Tirana TIA59,2111,224 km€250€250*
Skopje SKP58,8591,299 km€250€250*
Belgrade BEG50,5071,028 km€250€250*
Zagreb ZAG50,209690 km€250€250
Bari BRI50,1171,089 km€250€250
Valencia VLC49,0461,237 km€250€250
Sofia SOF44,7351,365 km€250€250
Antalya AYT40,4962,261 km€400€400*
Stockholm ARN38,5631,364 km€250€250
Sibiu SBZ38,3781,250 km€250€250
Faro FAO36,6691,842 km€400€400
Timișoara TSR30,7191,051 km€250€250
Zadar ZAD30,347762 km€250€250
Lamezia Terme SUF29,1501,277 km€250€250
Crete HER28,8132,046 km€400€400
Trapani TPS26,9831,259 km€250€250
Banja Luka BNX26,127820 km€250€250*
Tenerife TFS25,9783,123 km€400€400
Milan BGY22,648367 km€250€250
Seville SVQ21,9821,693 km€400€400
Palermo PMO20,5081,246 km€250€250
Corfu CFU20,0181,387 km€250€250

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

Typical delay causes at Karlsruhe Baden-Baden 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.

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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 Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport?

    Yes. FKB 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 Karlsruhe Baden-Baden 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

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