American Airlines
18h 54m late
DFWDallas
FCORome
- Flight
- AA240
- Date
- October 3, 2026
- Departure
- 10:05 UTC
- Arrival
- 04:59 UTC
- Compensation
- €600 per passenger
Delayed flight
AA240 landed 18h 54m late on October 3, 2026
AA240 DFW–FCO arrived 18h 54m late on October 3, 2026. EU 261 compensation for this distance is €600 per passenger.
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The short answer
Was AA240 delayed long enough for EU 261 compensation?
American Airlines flight AA240 from Dallas – Fort Worth International Airport to Rome Fiumicino arrived 18h 54m late on October 3, 2026. That is past the three-hour mark in EU Regulation 261/2004. The route is 9,014 km. The statutory amount for this distance is €600 per passenger when the airline is responsible.
Delay check
How AA240's delay measures up
EU 261 counts the delay at the arrival gate, when the doors open, not at take-off or touchdown.
18h 54mArrival delay at the gate
Past the 3-hour mark3h
4h
0h12h
- 3h — where EU 261 compensation starts
- 4h — full amount on flights over 3,500 km
Airlines can still refuse when the cause was outside their control, such as severe weather or air traffic control restrictions.
Flight record
What we recorded for this flight
Taken from live airport boards at the departure and arrival airports.
- Flight
- AA240
- Airline
- American Airlines
- Date
- October 3, 2026
- Route
- DFW → FCO
- From
- Dallas – Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)
- Scheduled departure
- 10:05 UTC
- Actual arrival
- 04:59 UTC
- Distance
- 9,014 km
- American Airlines on this route
- 2 disruptions since September 5, 2026
Distance band
What this route is worth
DFW–FCO is 9,014 km by great-circle distance. EU Regulation 261/2004 fixes the amount by distance, so the ticket price makes no difference.
Up to 1,500 km
€250
1,500–3,500 km
€400
Over 3,500 kmThis flight
€600
Flights within the EU over 1,500 km are paid at €400, and arriving three to four hours late on a flight over 3,500 km halves the payment to €300.
Your rights
What you can claim for this delay
The rule
A delay of three hours or more at the destination is worth €250 to €600 per passenger, based on the distance flown.
This flight
We measured a 18h 54m arrival delay, which is past the three-hour threshold. The airline can still argue extraordinary circumstances.
How long you have
Claim windows run from one to six years depending on the country. Checking is free and takes about two minutes.
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Flight data comes from public airport boards and is provided for information only. It is not legal advice, and an airline may dispute liability where the disruption was outside its control.