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Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN): flight delays and compensation

Weeze (Niederrhein) 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 Weeze (Niederrhein) 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

Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN) serves Weeze, Germany. On the routes Eurostat reports, 1,440,894 passengers flew to or from it in 2024, the 159th-highest among the 397 European airports we cover. Its busiest connections were to Palma de Mallorca, Málaga, 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 Weeze – and what a delay is worth

The 25 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 NRNReturn
Palma de Mallorca PMI172,6971,365 km€250€250
Málaga AGP120,8471,860 km€400€400
Girona GRO118,7911,108 km€250€250
Alicante ALC107,3341,570 km€400€400
Edinburgh EDI81,486789 km€250£220
Thessaloniki SKG77,3231,782 km€400€400
Zadar ZAD67,2251,079 km€250€250
Faro FAO63,4411,965 km€400€400
Zagreb ZAG60,271976 km€250€250
Bari BRI54,7061,417 km€250€250
Milan BGY51,962710 km€250€250
Tenerife TFS49,0013,231 km€400€400
Copenhagen CPH47,706619 km€250€250
Pula PUY47,070941 km€250€250
Porto OPO43,6641,612 km€400€400
Cagliari CAG40,1011,392 km€250€250
Seville SVQ35,6911,838 km€400€400
Tirana TIA30,5131,532 km€400€400*
Asturias OVD29,0861,275 km€250€250
Crete CHQ28,7632,289 km€400€400
Pescara PSR28,7151,186 km€250€250
Fuerteventura FUE25,3293,064 km€400€400
Dubrovnik DBV20,4841,358 km€250€250
Reus REU20,4511,223 km€250€250
Béziers BZR18,237944 km€250€250

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

Typical delay causes at Weeze (Niederrhein) 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 Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport?

    Yes. NRN 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 Weeze (Niederrhein) 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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