--- title: "Malaga Airport delay statistics and cancellation rates" url: https://flightcompensations.com/data/airports/agp updated: 2026-10-02 publisher: FlightCompensations press: support@flightcompensations.com summary: "1.1% of the Malaga Airport departures we observed in September 2026 reached the compensation threshold, against 1.5% across all airports." --- # Malaga Airport delay statistics In September 2026, **1.1% of the 11,403 Malaga Airport departures we observed reached the compensation threshold**: three hours late or more at arrival, or cancelled. Among 150 departure airports with 200 or more flights, Malaga Airport ranked 81st from the top. The average was 1.5%. These Malaga Airport delay statistics come from our own monitoring. ## How often were departures from Malaga Airport delayed or cancelled, month by month? Each row is one frozen monthly release, so the figures will not change. The rank compares Malaga Airport with the other departure airports that had 200 or more observed flights that month; 1 is the highest rate. | Month | Flights | Qualifying | Cancelled | Rate | Rank | All airports | | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | | [September 2026](/data/2026-09) | 11,403 | 122 | 72 | 1.1% | 81 of 150 | 1.5% | | [August 2026](/data/2026-08) | 231 | 11 | 2 | 4.8% | 2 of 13 | 1.6% | Against August 2026, the rate moved −3.7 pts. ## How does Malaga Airport compare with similar departure airports in September 2026? The departure airports ranked just above and below Malaga Airport that month. | Departure airport | Flights | Rate | | --- | ---: | ---: | | [Paris Beauvais](/data/airports/bva) | 816 | 1.1% | | [Copenhagen](/data/airports/cph) | 12,737 | 1.1% | | **Malaga Airport** | 11,403 | 1.1% | | [Faro](/data/airports/fao) | 1,889 | 1.1% | | [Stuttgart](/data/airports/str) | 1,790 | 1.1% | The full ranking is in the [airport delay rankings](/data/airports). ## What are passengers owed when a Malaga Airport departure qualifies? Under [Regulation (EC) No 261/2004](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2004/261/oj), a delay of three hours or more at arrival, or a late cancellation, can mean €250, €400 or €600 per passenger, by distance. Compensation for flights from Malaga Airport follows the same rules as any other airport's. The airline can still refuse for extraordinary circumstances, such as a storm. Malaga Airport cancellations count from the day the airline cancels; the notice it gave decides each claim. - Check one flight with the [compensation calculator](/flight-delay-compensation-calculator). - Read the [EU261 guide](/passenger-rights/eu261) in plain language. - Read our [Malaga Airport guide](/airports/malaga). - [Start a claim](/claim) if your own flight was one of them. The rules will change. The European Parliament approved a reform of EU261 on 7 July 2026, expected to apply from the second half of 2027. Until then the current rules stand. ## How were these Malaga Airport figures made? We record the scheduled and actual times of passenger flights at a panel of monitored airports. A flight qualifies when it arrived three hours or more late, or was cancelled. Qualifying is not the same as owed. The panel is a sample, so every count is a floor, not the whole market. A codeshare counts once, under the airline that operates it. The [monthly release](/data/2026-09) explains the method in full. ## How can you cite these Malaga Airport delay statistics? Quote any figure freely. Attribute it to FlightCompensations, link to https://flightcompensations.com/data/airports/agp, and name the month. The data is also available as [CSV](/data/airports/agp.csv) and [Markdown](/data/airports/agp.md). For comment, Jaacov Sonenblick is available; write to support@flightcompensations.com. ## Frequently asked questions ### How often are flights from Malaga Airport delayed? In September 2026, 1.1% of the 11,403 Malaga Airport departures we observed arrived three hours or more late or were cancelled. Across all airports we watched, the rate was 1.5%. The figures come from our own monitoring of a panel of airports, so they are a sample. ### Does a Malaga Airport delay mean I am owed compensation? Not always. Under EU261 a delay of three hours or more at arrival, or a late cancellation, can mean €250 to €600 per passenger. The airline can still refuse for extraordinary circumstances, such as a storm. Our calculator checks one flight in a minute, using the same rules. ### How often are these Malaga Airport figures updated? Once a month. Each month is frozen after it closes and its flights finalise, and the page adds it as a new row. Published months only change by a correction, which the monthly release lists with the old figures beside it. ## Sources - Regulation (EC) No 261/2004: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2004/261/oj Read the full page at https://flightcompensations.com/data/airports/agp