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M. R. Štefánik Airport (BTS)

M. R. Štefánik Airport (BTS, LZIB) serves Bratislava, Slovakia. Flights leaving BTS left an average of 12.1 min late in the twelve months to July 2026, the 15th least delayed of 88 busy European airports. 4.0 million passengers used it in the twelve months to August 2026, most often flying to or from Antalya.

Delays at BTS

Average departure delay per flight: 12.1 min over the twelve months to July 2026. Delays were worst in July (16.8 min) and lightest in April (7.5 min).

Average departure delay per flight from BTS, all causes, by month. Green is the least delayed month, orange the most.
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MonthAverage departure delayDepartures
August 202515.6 min1,382
September 202513.1 min1,198
October 202510.2 min906
November 20258.1 min807
December 202512.8 min933
January 202612.2 min928
February 202612.6 min930
March 20268.7 min1,162
April 20267.5 min1,368
May 20269.6 min1,575
June 202613.1 min1,929
July 202616.8 min2,111

Air traffic flow restrictions held 0.0% of arrivals at BTS for more than 15 minutes in the twelve months to August 2026.

Departure delay counts every cause, from the airline to air traffic control, and is measured against the scheduled time. Source: EUROCONTROL Aviation Intelligence Portal, summarised by TripStow. EUROCONTROL does not endorse TripStow.

Passengers at BTS

4,036,313 passengers used BTS in the twelve months to August 2026, on 35,158 commercial flights, up 88% on the twelve months before.

Passengers by month at BTS, arrivals and departures together.
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MonthPassengersFlights
September 2025263,6102,512
October 2025194,8762,199
November 2025163,7442,142
December 2025225,8272,440
January 2026194,7431,947
February 2026212,7222,119
March 2026268,6752,747
April 2026359,7992,968
May 2026398,5913,572
June 2026509,4464,168
July 2026619,2854,310
August 2026624,9954,034

Eurostat publishes airport figures a few months behind. Source: Eurostat (CC BY 4.0), summarised by TripStow.

Busiest routes from BTS

  1. Antalya (AYT)214,581 passengers
  2. London Stansted (STN)111,800 passengers
  3. London Luton (LTN)95,793 passengers
  4. Bergamo (BGY)90,112 passengers
  5. Hurghada (HRG)79,184 passengers
  6. Skopje Alexander the Great (SKP)66,101 passengers
  7. Dublin (DUB)63,585 passengers
  8. Larnaca (LCA)62,984 passengers
  9. Malta (MLA)61,914 passengers
  10. Manchester (MAN)56,841 passengers

Passengers in 2024, both directions together. Source: Eurostat (CC BY 4.0), summarised by TripStow.

Questions and answers

How delayed are flights at Bratislava (BTS)?
Flights leaving BTS left an average of 12.1 min late in the twelve months to July 2026, the 15th least delayed of 88 busy European airports.
Which month has the most delays at BTS?
July 2026, when flights left an average of 16.8 minutes late; the lightest month was April 2026 (7.5 minutes).

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