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Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport (CIA): flight delays and compensation

Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International 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 Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International 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.

About the airport

Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport (CIA) serves Rome, Italy. On the routes Eurostat reports, 3,590,275 passengers flew to or from it in 2024, the 104th-highest among the 397 European airports we cover. Its busiest connections were to London, Budapest, Bucharest, Cagliari.

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 Rome – 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 CIAReturn
London STN559,0911,459 km€250£220
Budapest BUD241,807818 km€250€250
Bucharest OTP223,5551,136 km€250€250
Cagliari CAG203,911412 km€250€250
Warsaw WMI197,8711,330 km€250€250
Tirana TIA196,966594 km€250€250*
Manchester MAN195,8501,695 km€400£350
Brussels CRL180,1281,148 km€250€250
Kraków KRK165,4891,074 km€250€250
Sofia SOF135,769896 km€250€250
Edinburgh EDI100,9691,949 km€400£350
Seville SVQ93,2901,653 km€400€400
Iași IAS92,1101,331 km€250€250
Thessaloniki SKG86,027880 km€250€250
Porto OPO67,0321,768 km€400€400
Lisbon LIS64,6071,868 km€400€400
Poznań POZ56,4841,223 km€250€250
Wrocław WRO55,0281,085 km€250€250
Craiova CRA50,040958 km€250€250
Bratislava BTS48,669796 km€250€250
Prague PRG46,707932 km€250€250
Cluj-Napoca CLJ45,0151,041 km€250€250
Paris BVA44,9731,176 km€250€250
Riga RIX43,4151,867 km€400€400
Malta MLA43,058682 km€250€250
Belgrade BEG40,366708 km€250€250*
Tallinn TLL38,9872,133 km€400€400
Lourdes LDE35,4371,044 km€250€250
Paphos PFO32,6231,901 km€400€400
Liverpool LPL29,6791,721 km€400£350

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

Air traffic flow delays at Ciampino (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, 21,272 flights arrived at CIA; 86 of them were held back this way, 54 by more than 15 minutes – an average of 0.16 minutes per arrival.

What caused the ATFM delay

  • other54%
  • airspace management46%

Average ATFM delay per arrival by month (min)

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Worst days: 25 June 2025 – 779 minutes, mostly other; 5 December 2025 – 658 minutes, mostly other; 22 May 2025 – 623 minutes, mostly airspace management.

2026 so far (to 30 September 2026): 16,242 arrivals, 0.16 minutes of ATFM delay per arrival (better than 2025), mainly other (100%).

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What this means for a claim: ATFM delays come from weather (0% here), air traffic control capacity and staffing (46%) 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 Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport

  • EUROCONTROL recorded 21,272 arrivals at CIA in 2025; 86 were held by air traffic flow restrictions, 54 of them by more than 15 minutes.
  • The largest single cause of this flow delay was other (54%).
  • The worst day was 25 June 2025, with 779 minutes of flow delay, mostly other.
  • 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 Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport?

    Yes. CIA 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 Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International 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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