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Checked 15 November 2026Ground stop 13 Nov 2026, 4 h 21 min
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Flight compensation calculator for US, EU, UK and Canadian rules
Jeremy CabralGrowth advisor Checked
Enter where you flew from and to, the airline, how late you arrived and the cause. The calculator shows the refund you're owed, any fixed compensation under EU, UK, Canadian and other rules, and what the cause changes. A domestic US flight carries a refund right and no cash compensation1.
Key facts, with sources and dates
- A US flight that arrives 3 hours or more late on a domestic trip, or 6 international, is refundable if you don't fly, under 14 CFR 260.2 (eCFR, checked 15 November 2026)1.
- EU261 pays EUR 250 for flights of 1,500 km or less, EUR 400 for 1,500 to 3,500 km and EUR 600 beyond, when you arrive 3 hours or more late (Your Europe, checked 15 November 2026)2.
- UK261 pays GBP 220, 350 or 520 on the same distance bands (UK CAA, checked 15 November 2026)3.
- Canada's rules pay CAD 400, 700 or 1,000 from a large airline at 3, 6 and 9 hours late when the airline controlled the cause (Canadian Transportation Agency, checked 15 November 2026)4.
- An involuntary bump on a US flight pays up to US$1,075 or US$2,150 under 14 CFR 250.5, which the bumped flight calculator works out (eCFR, checked 15 November 2026)5.
Work out what the published rule provides
Pick where you flew, the airline, how late you arrived and the cause the airline gave. The result lists every rule that applies, side by side. Nothing you choose leaves this page.
Worked examples
Five trips run through the calculator and the rules behind it.
| Trip | Rule | Result | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paris to New York, EU airline, 5 hours late, crew shortage | EU261 | EUR 600 (more than 3,500 km, airline-caused) | Montreal Convention costs claim as well |
| Chicago to Denver, US airline, 4 hours late, air traffic control | US refund rule | Refund if you did not fly; no fixed sum | No airline meal promise for air traffic control |
| Toronto to Vancouver, large Canadian airline, 7 hours late, technical fault | Canada (APPR) | CAD 700 | Not owed if the airline shows it was needed for safety |
| London to Boston, UK airline, 3 hours 30 minutes late, weather | UK261 | Nothing fixed (extraordinary circumstances) | Meals and a hotel if needed are still owed |
| Denver to Atlanta, bumped from an oversold flight, US$300 fare, 3 hours late | 14 CFR 250.5 | US$1,200 (400% of the fare) | Worked out on the bumped flight page |
Each result follows the rules table below, checked 15 November 2026.
How much compensation can I get for a delayed flight?
Up to EUR 600 on a flight leaving the EU, GBP 520 leaving the UK and CAD 1,000 in Canada, when the airline caused it. Nothing fixed on a US domestic flight. The table holds every rule the calculator uses.
| Rule | Fixed compensation | Air traffic control, weather and other outside causes | Refund and care | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United StatesFlights to, from or within the US, any airline6 | None | No fixed sum for any cause. The refund right applies whatever the cause. Airline meal and hotel promises cover airline-caused disruptions only. | Full refund if cancelled, or 3 hours late domestic or 6 hours international, and you do not travel. No federal rule on meals or hotels. | Checked at source |
| European Union (EU261)Leaving the EU on any airline; arriving in the EU on an EU airline7 | EUR 250, 400 or 600 by distance, for a cancellation or an arrival 3 hours or more late2 | Not owed when the airline proves extraordinary circumstances. Recital 15 says air traffic management decisions should be deemed extraordinary. Weather is a listed example. | Refund within 7 days or rerouting, whatever the cause. Meals and a hotel owed whatever the cause, from 2, 3 or 4 hours by distance. | Checked at source |
| United Kingdom (UK261)Leaving the UK on any airline; arriving in the UK on a UK or EU airline3 | GBP 220, 350 or 520 by distance, for a cancellation or an arrival 3 hours or more late | Not owed for extraordinary circumstances, which Article 2(o)(b) defines to include the impact of an air traffic management decision. | Refund within 7 days or rerouting. Care owed "regardless of the reason", from 2, 3 or 4 hours. | Checked at source |
| Canada (APPR)Flights to, from and within Canada4 | CAD 400, 700 or 1,000 (large airlines) or 125, 250 or 500 (small) by how late you arrive, from 3 hours | Only for disruptions within the airline's control and not required for safety. Air traffic control instructions are named as outside its control. | Rebooking within 48 hours, else refund or further rebooking. Refund within 30 days. Meals and hotels only when the airline is in control. | Checked at source |
| Türkiye (SHY-YOLCU)Turkish airlines to and from Türkiye; any airline leaving Türkiye19 | EUR 100 domestic; EUR 250, 400 or 600 by distance international | Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. The definition lists weather and similar events. It does not name air traffic control. | Refund within 7 days or rerouting on cancellation and on delays of 5 hours or more. Care from 2, 3 or 4 hours. | Checked at source |
| Israel (Aviation Services Law)Flights leaving or arriving in Israel20 | NIS 1,530, 2,450 or 3,670 base amounts by distance, indexed yearly. A delay of 8 hours or more counts as a cancellation | Not owed when the operator proves special circumstances outside its control. | Refund or another ticket on cancellation and on delays of 5 hours or more. Meals and calls from 2 hours. | Reported elsewhere |
| South Korea (consumer dispute standards)Disputes over international flights15 | 10% of the fare for the delayed sector at 2 to 4 hours, 20% at 4 to 12 hours, 30% beyond 12 hours | Not owed where the airline proves weather, airport conditions or unforeseen safety measures. Air traffic control is not named. | Refund of the unflown sector if no substitute flight is given. | Checked at source |
| Montreal ConventionInternational trips between member countries8 | No fixed sum. Proven losses from delay, up to 6,303 SDR a passenger21 | Not owed if the airline proves it took all reasonable measures. A government ground stop gives the airline a strong defence for the delay itself. | Does not deal with refunds or care. Claims must reach a court within 2 years. | Checked at source |
| Mexico9 | At least 25% of the fare, only when the airline is responsible | Not owed when the airline did not cause it. | Refund, next flight with meals and hotel, or later travel, when the airline is responsible. | Checked at source |
| Brazil (ANAC 400)10 | None | No fixed sum for any cause. | Choice of rebooking, refund or other transport after 4 hours. Food after 2 hours and lodging after 4, at airports in Brazil, whatever the cause. | Checked at source |
| India (DGCA)13 | Set amounts for some cancellations, when the airline is at fault | Air traffic control is named as a cause that removes compensation and care. | Alternate flight or refund on cancellation. | Checked at source |
| Australia11 | None | A third-party cause can remove consumer guarantee remedies. | Depends on the booking terms and the consumer guarantees. A new aviation law was before the Senate. | Checked at source |
| New Zealand (domestic)12 | None. Proven losses up to 10 times the fare on domestic flights | Air traffic control instructions are a named defence. | Refunds depend on the ticket terms. | Checked at source |
| Japan14 | None found | Depends on the airline's conditions. | Under the airline's conditions. | Reported elsewhere |
| China (mainland)16 | None prescribed | For air traffic control causes the airline helps arrange meals and lodging and the passenger pays. | Under the airline's conditions. | Checked at source |
| Singapore17 | None | No scheme. | Under the airline's conditions. | Checked at source |
| Hong Kong18 | None found | No scheme found. | Under the airline's conditions. | Reported elsewhere |
Each rule read on the law or the regulator's page on 15 November 2026. Saudi Arabia is left out: its regulator's site did not answer on 15 November 2026 and the figures seen were search extracts only. Canadian amounts in the rules (sections 19 and 12) and the EU and UK amounts are read on the law; Israeli amounts are base figures from a commercial consolidation.
How the calculator decides
- Which rules apply comes from where you flew from and to and the airline that operated the flight. The US rule covers any flight touching the US. EU261 covers flights leaving the EU and flights into the EU on an EU airline.
- The amount comes from the distance band and how late you reached your final destination.
- The cause decides whether the fixed sum survives. Weather, air traffic control and government orders remove it under the EU, UK and Canadian rules.
- The result is what the published rule provides. The airline can dispute the cause, the distance or the times, and a regulator or court decides.
Next step: the claim page writes the letter. The rules in full are on the flight delay compensation and cancellation compensation pages.
Questions people ask
How much compensation can I get for a delayed flight?
Up to EUR 600 under EU261, GBP 520 under UK261 or CAD 1,000 in Canada when the airline caused it and you arrived late enough. US law pays no fixed sum for a delay.
How much does an airline compensate you for a delayed flight?
US airlines pay no cash for a delay; their plans promise a meal voucher after 3 hours and a hotel overnight when they caused it. Fixed sums come from EU, UK and Canadian rules.
Can I be compensated for a 2 hour delay?
Not with a fixed sum under the US, EU, UK or Canadian rules. South Korea's standards give 10% of the fare from 2 hours.
How long does a flight have to be delayed before compensation?
3 hours late on arrival under the EU, UK and Canadian rules. In the US a 3 hour domestic or 6 hour international delay gives a refund right if you do not fly, and no payment on top.
Does the calculator work for domestic US flights?
Yes. It shows the refund threshold and no fixed sum, because US law has none, and points you to the airline's own promises.
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Sources
21 sources
Every figure links to its source. "Checked at source" means the law, the regulator's page or the airline's own page was read on or before 15 November 2026. "Reported elsewhere" means it came through another outlet, a search extract of the official page, or a figure worked out from project data. Sources that also feed the main page link to the methodology page.
- eCFR, 14 CFR Part 260 (Refunds), as at 12 November 2026 Checked at source
- European Commission, Your Europe, Air passenger rights Checked at source · methodology ref 154
- UK261 (assimilated Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 as amended) (United Kingdom) Checked at source · methodology ref 91
- Air Passenger Protection Regulations (SOR/2019-150) (Canada) Checked at source · methodology ref 92
- eCFR, 14 CFR 250.5(a), as at 12 November 2026 Checked at source
- US refund rule (49 U.S.C. 42305 and 14 CFR Part 260) (United States) Checked at source · methodology ref 89
- EU Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 (European Union (also applied by Iceland, Norway and Switzerland, which was not re-checked today)) Checked at source · methodology ref 90
- Montreal Convention 1999 (International (treaty)) Checked at source · methodology ref 93
- Ley de Aviación Civil, article 47 Bis (Mexico) Checked at source · methodology ref 94
- ANAC Resolution 400 of 13 December 2016, as amended (Brazil) Checked at source · methodology ref 95
- Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees; proposed Aviation Consumer Protection Framework (Australia) Checked at source · methodology ref 96
- Civil Aviation Act 2023, Part 9 delay provisions (sections 270 to 283) (New Zealand) Checked at source · methodology ref 97
- DGCA Civil Aviation Requirements, Section 3, Series M, Part IV (India) Checked at source · methodology ref 98
- Japan (no statutory passenger compensation scheme found) (Japan) Reported elsewhere · methodology ref 99
- Consumer Dispute Resolution Standards, air transport (international passengers) (South Korea) Checked at source · methodology ref 100
- Flight Regularity Management Provisions (Ministry of Transport Order No. 56 of 2016) (China (mainland)) Checked at source · methodology ref 101
- Singapore (no flight delay compensation scheme) (Singapore) Checked at source · methodology ref 102
- Hong Kong (no flight delay compensation scheme found) (Hong Kong SAR) Reported elsewhere · methodology ref 103
- SHY-YOLCU (Regulation on the Rights of Passengers Travelling by Air) (Türkiye) Checked at source · methodology ref 104
- Aviation Services Law (Compensation and Assistance for Flight Cancellation or Change of Conditions), 5772-2012 (Israel) Reported elsewhere · methodology ref 105
- ICAO Checked at source · methodology ref 406