United Airlines
4h 35m late
EWRNewark
FCORome
- Flight
- UA510
- Date
- September 20, 2026
- Departure
- 08:55 UTC
- Arrival
- 13:30 UTC
- Compensation
- €600 per passenger
Delayed flight
UA510 landed 4h 35m late on September 20, 2026
UA510 EWR–FCO arrived 4h 35m late on September 20, 2026. EU 261 compensation for this distance is €600 per passenger.
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- Checked against official flight records
The short answer
Was UA510 delayed long enough for EU 261 compensation?
United Airlines flight UA510 from Newark Liberty International Airport to Rome Fiumicino arrived 4h 35m late on September 20, 2026. That is past the three-hour mark in EU Regulation 261/2004. The route is 6,890 km. The statutory amount for this distance is €600 per passenger when the airline is responsible.
Delay check
How UA510's delay measures up
EU 261 counts the delay at the arrival gate, when the doors open, not at take-off or touchdown.
4h 35mArrival delay at the gate
Past the 3-hour mark3h
4h
0h6h
- 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
- UA510
- Airline
- United Airlines
- Date
- September 20, 2026
- Route
- EWR → FCO
- From
- Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)
- Scheduled departure
- 08:55 UTC
- Actual arrival
- 13:30 UTC
Distance band
What this route is worth
EWR–FCO is 6,890 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 4h 35m 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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- UA990SFO → CDGSan – Paris · September 30, 20266h 58m late€600
- UA64EWR → LISNewark – Lisbon · September 30, 2026CancelledCheck
- UA330IAD → CDGWashington – Paris · September 26, 20263h 12m late€300
- UA260IAD → MADWashington – Madrid · September 25, 20263h 13m late€300
- UA127FCO → IADRome – Washington · September 25, 2026CancelledCheck
- UA54EWR → CDGNewark – Paris · September 23, 20263h 47m late€300
Same airport
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- UA64EWR → LISNewark – Lisbon · United Airlines · September 30, 2026CancelledCheck
- UA54EWR → CDGNewark – Paris · United Airlines · September 23, 20263h 47m late€300
- UA272EWR → NCENewark – Nice · United Airlines · September 23, 20263h 20m late€300
- UA51EWR → MADNewark – Madrid · United Airlines · September 22, 2026CancelledCheck
- UA57EWR → CDGNewark – Paris · United Airlines · September 22, 2026CancelledCheck
- B0201EWR → NCENewark – Nice · La Compagnie · September 22, 2026CancelledCheck
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.