TLV Flight Statistics

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On time (within 15 min)
43.3%
over the selected period
Flights analyzed
3,633
2026-08-05 – 2026-08-11
Cancelled
3.1%
113 flights
Average delay
79 min
counting delayed flights only
About this data and how it is calculated · war period excluded

Coverage note

During Operation “Roaring Lion” (11 Feb – 15 May 2026) Ben Gurion was closed or operating at reduced capacity, and some days were not captured in our records. This period is excluded from the rankings so it cannot skew the results.

How we count

Codeshare Deduplication

Statistics show unique physical flights only. Codeshare flights (same aircraft sold under multiple flight numbers) are counted once to ensure accurate data.

What is a codeshare flight?

A codeshare is when multiple airlines sell tickets for the same physical flight. For example:

DL234 (Delta operates) ← LY4000 (El Al sells) ← VS3954 (Virgin sells) All three flight numbers = one physical plane to New York

Why deduplicate?

  • Without deduplication, one delayed flight would appear as 3 delays
  • Statistics would be inflated
  • Airline rankings would be skewed

Our method

  • We identify the operating carrier (the airline actually flying the plane)
  • Performance is attributed only to the operator
How we count

Departures: 15 minutes of taxi are not counted as delay

An airline's schedule is the time the aircraft leaves the gate, but the time published for a departure is the moment it takes off. Between the two the aircraft drives to the runway. We deduct 15 minutes from every departure before counting a delay, so that drive is not blamed on the airline. Arrivals are not adjusted.

Why the correction is needed

Without it, a flight that pushed back from the gate exactly on time is recorded as a quarter of an hour late. Over 60 days that put departures at 13.7% on time against 50.0% for arrivals, and half of the flights counted as delayed had in fact landed at their destination within 15 minutes of schedule.

Where 15 comes from

It is the fastest take-off a flight ever achieves, measured over 60 days: 11 minutes for the median flight number, and 11 to 16 minutes in every hour of the day. It covers the drive to the runway and deliberately not the queue for it.

* This is an estimate. The Israel Airports Authority does not publish a gate-departure time, so the real figure can be bounded but not measured. 15 minutes is a floor measured across the whole day, so wherever the drive to the runway actually takes longer our figures still show more delay than there was. Between 16:00 and 18:00 even the fastest tenth of departures take off 20 to 22 minutes after the gate clock, against 11 to 16 in every other hour; what we cannot tell is whether that is a longer drive or those flights leaving their gate late.

A flight moved later the same day is one flight, late from its original time

When an airline cancels a slot and flies the same number later that day, it is counted once, and its delay is measured from the time that was cancelled, which is the time the passengers held. A flight moved earlier keeps its own delay: the feed does not say which of the two times was booked.

Data notice: Statistics are aggregated calculations based on flight data from the Israel Airports Authority and additional public sources. Rankings include only airlines with at least 30 flights in the selected period. Figures are presented for general public information; flight data changes frequently and minor discrepancies may occur. Not a professional opinion or claim about any individual service. See Terms of Service Section 5 · Spotted an inaccuracy? Let us know and we'll review it.

On-time colours: ● 60% and above ● 40-59% ● under 40%
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Key Insights

Most punctual airline
Azerbaijan Airlines 85.7%
on time, over 42 flights
Most popular destination
LARNACA
244 flights
Most delayed destination
BARCELONA 20.0%
on time

Arrivals vs Departures

  Arrivals Departures
Flights
1,817
1,816
On time
49.9%
36.7%
Avg delay when late (min)
91
70

Flight Status Distribution

Share of all 3,633 flights, cancellations included — so the on-time share here is slightly lower than the headline figure, which counts only flights that operated.

On Time (0-15m)
1,525 (42.0%)
Minor (16-30m)
534 (14.7%)
Moderate (31-60m)
614 (16.9%)
Significant (1-2h)
518 (14.3%)
Severe (2h+)
329 (9.1%)
Cancelled
113 (3.1%)
Latest report The week of 18-24 October 2026 · 69.8% on time, 40 cancelled All reports
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All Destinations

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# Destination On time Total Avg delay Airlines Arrivals Departures
1
LARNACA
43.8% 244 88 min 9 121 123
TUS Airways U8 TUS Airways ↓30 ↑30
Arkia IZ Arkia ↓24 ↑26
El Al LY El Al ↓17 ↑17
Israir 6H Israir ↓17 ↑17
Cyprus Airways CY Cyprus Airways ↓11 ↑11
Aegean A3 Aegean ↓9 ↑9
Wizz Air W6 Wizz Air ↓7 ↑7
LIL LIL LIL ↓5 ↑5
Blue Bird Airways BZ Blue Bird Airways ↓1 ↑1
2
ATHENS
25.0% 213 74 min 9 98 115
Israir 6H Israir ↓19 ↑19
Aegean A3 Aegean ↓19 ↑19
Arkia IZ Arkia ↓16 ↑20
El Al LY El Al ↓17 ↑17
Blue Bird Airways BZ Blue Bird Airways ↓14 ↑14
Sky Express GQ Sky Express ↓7 ↑7
Lufthansa LH Lufthansa ↓0 ↑14
Wizz Air Malta W4 Wizz Air Malta ↓5 ↑5
airHaifa E2 airHaifa ↓1 ↑0
3
HERAKLION
23.7% 173 102 min 6 87 86
Blue Bird Airways BZ Blue Bird Airways ↓52 ↑50
Aegean A3 Aegean ↓11 ↑11
Arkia IZ Arkia ↓10 ↑11
Israir 6H Israir ↓6 ↑6
El Al LY El Al ↓6 ↑6
Cyprus Airways CY Cyprus Airways ↓2 ↑2
4
DUBAI
84.3% 142 34 min 2 71 71
flydubai FZ flydubai ↓70 ↑70
Arkia IZ Arkia ↓1 ↑1
5
RAMON
64.7% 135 41 min 3 68 67
Arkia IZ Arkia ↓39 ↑39
Israir 6H Israir ↓28 ↑28
airHaifa E2 airHaifa ↓1 ↑0
6
RHODES-PARADISI
39.8% 134 90 min 6 67 67
Blue Bird Airways BZ Blue Bird Airways ↓23 ↑22
Arkia IZ Arkia ↓15 ↑15
Israir 6H Israir ↓15 ↑15
El Al LY El Al ↓10 ↑10
Aegean A3 Aegean ↓4 ↑4
TUS Airways U8 TUS Airways ↓0 ↑1
7
PAPHOS
34.3% 110 75 min 6 55 55
Israir 6H Israir ↓20 ↑20
TUS Airways U8 TUS Airways ↓18 ↑18
El Al LY El Al ↓9 ↑9
Arkia IZ Arkia ↓6 ↑6
NO NO NO ↓1 ↑1
LIL LIL LIL ↓1 ↑1
8
ROME - FIUMICINO
43.7% 108 111 min 6 52 56
El Al LY El Al ↓14 ↑17
ITA Airways AZ ITA Airways ↓14 ↑14
Wizz Air Malta W4 Wizz Air Malta ↓12 ↑12
Israir 6H Israir ↓8 ↑8
Arkia IZ Arkia ↓4 ↑4
SmartWings QS SmartWings ↓0 ↑1
9
BATUMI
31.4% 105 55 min 4 52 53
Israir 6H Israir ↓20 ↑20
Arkia IZ Arkia ↓15 ↑15
El Al LY El Al ↓14 ↑15
OneClick Airways 4L OneClick Airways ↓3 ↑3
10
BUDAPEST
43.7% 105 84 min 5 53 52
El Al LY El Al ↓15 ↑14
Israir 6H Israir ↓14 ↑15
Wizz Air W6 Wizz Air ↓14 ↑14
Arkia IZ Arkia ↓6 ↑5
Blue Bird Airways BZ Blue Bird Airways ↓4 ↑4
11
BUCHAREST - OTOPENI
41.7% 97 72 min 9 49 48
El Al LY El Al ↓15 ↑15
Wizz Air Malta W4 Wizz Air Malta ↓10 ↑10
HiSky Europe H4 HiSky Europe ↓8 ↑8
TAROM RO TAROM ↓7 ↑7
LIL LIL LIL ↓3 ↑4
FlyOne Romania OE FlyOne Romania ↓3 ↑3
Animawings A2 Animawings ↓1 ↑1
Arkia IZ Arkia ↓1 ↑0
Israir 6H Israir ↓1 ↑0
12
PARIS-CHARLES DE GAULLE
34.4% 93 75 min 4 49 44
El Al LY El Al ↓31 ↑27
Arkia IZ Arkia ↓9 ↑9
Air France AF Air France ↓7 ↑7
Trade Air C3 Trade Air ↓2 ↑1
13
ABU DHABI
82.1% 78 38 min 1 39 39
Etihad EY Etihad ↓39 ↑39
14
PRAGUE-RUZYNE
40.0% 70 95 min 5 35 35
El Al LY El Al ↓11 ↑11
SmartWings QS SmartWings ↓7 ↑7
Israir 6H Israir ↓7 ↑7
TUS Airways U8 TUS Airways ↓5 ↑5
Arkia IZ Arkia ↓5 ↑5
15
TBILISI
27.3% 68 78 min 4 34 34
El Al LY El Al ↓14 ↑14
Israir 6H Israir ↓9 ↑10
Arkia IZ Arkia ↓8 ↑7
OneClick Airways 4L OneClick Airways ↓3 ↑3
16
MILAN-MALPENSA
33.3% 67 64 min 6 35 32
El Al LY El Al ↓17 ↑17
Wizz Air Malta W4 Wizz Air Malta ↓7 ↑7
Arkia IZ Arkia ↓6 ↑5
Israir 6H Israir ↓3 ↑2
NO NO NO ↓1 ↑1
LIL LIL LIL ↓1 ↑0
17
VIENNA
32.8% 67 73 min 4 33 34
Austrian OS Austrian ↓14 ↑14
El Al LY El Al ↓9 ↑9
Blue Bird Airways BZ Blue Bird Airways ↓7 ↑7
Arkia IZ Arkia ↓3 ↑4
18
BURGAS
36.4% 67 87 min 4 33 34
Blue Bird Airways BZ Blue Bird Airways ↓16 ↑17
Electra Airways 3E Electra Airways ↓9 ↑9
Israir 6H Israir ↓7 ↑7
NO NO NO ↓1 ↑1
19
MUNICH
44.3% 63 60 min 4 35 28
El Al LY El Al ↓15 ↑14
Lufthansa LH Lufthansa ↓14 ↑7
Blue Bird Airways BZ Blue Bird Airways ↓4 ↑5
Arkia IZ Arkia ↓2 ↑2
20
NEW YORK - J.F.KENNEDY
37.3% 62 55 min 2 31 31
El Al LY El Al ↓25 ↑25
Arkia IZ Arkia ↓6 ↑6
Azerbaijan Airlines J2 Azerbaijan Airlines ↓21 ↑21
Israir 6H Israir ↓5 ↑6
Arkia IZ Arkia ↓3 ↑3
Arkia IZ Arkia ↓11 ↑12
Israir 6H Israir ↓9 ↑9
TUS Airways U8 TUS Airways ↓7 ↑6
El Al LY El Al ↓6 ↑6
Israir 6H Israir ↓6 ↑6
Arkia IZ Arkia ↓6 ↑6
TUS Airways U8 TUS Airways ↓5 ↑5
Aegean A3 Aegean ↓3 ↑3
Blue Bird Airways BZ Blue Bird Airways ↓0 ↑1
Lufthansa LH Lufthansa ↓14 ↑7
El Al LY El Al ↓7 ↑7
DE DE DE ↓7 ↑7
Israir 6H Israir ↓1 ↑1
Ethiopian ET Ethiopian ↓25 ↑25
LOT Polish LO LOT Polish ↓16 ↑16
El Al LY El Al ↓5 ↑5
Wizz Air W6 Wizz Air ↓4 ↑4
Israir 6H Israir ↓11 ↑11
El Al LY El Al ↓8 ↑8
Arkia IZ Arkia ↓6 ↑6
El Al LY El Al ↓11 ↑11
Wizz Air UK W9 Wizz Air UK ↓7 ↑7
Israir 6H Israir ↓6 ↑6
El Al LY El Al ↓11 ↑12
Blue Bird Airways BZ Blue Bird Airways ↓7 ↑7
Arkia IZ Arkia ↓4 ↑4
Israir 6H Israir ↓9 ↑9
Arkia IZ Arkia ↓7 ↑7
El Al LY El Al ↓6 ↑6
El Al LY El Al ↓14 ↑14
Swiss LX Swiss ↓7 ↑7
El Al LY El Al ↓14 ↑14
Blue Bird Airways BZ Blue Bird Airways ↓4 ↑4
Arkia IZ Arkia ↓3 ↑3
Wizz Air W6 Wizz Air ↓6 ↑6
El Al LY El Al ↓6 ↑6
Bulgaria Air FB Bulgaria Air ↓6 ↑6
Arkia IZ Arkia ↓2 ↑2
Wizz Air W6 Wizz Air ↓7 ↑7
El Al LY El Al ↓6 ↑6
LOT Polish LO LOT Polish ↓5 ↑5
HiSky H7 HiSky ↓7 ↑7
El Al LY El Al ↓4 ↑4
FLYONE 5F FLYONE ↓4 ↑4
Sky Up Nistru 4V Sky Up Nistru ↓3 ↑3
El Al LY El Al ↓11 ↑11
Air Europa UX Air Europa ↓6 ↑6
El Al LY El Al ↓6 ↑6
Blue Bird Airways BZ Blue Bird Airways ↓6 ↑6
Israir 6H Israir ↓4 ↑5
SAS Scandinavian SK SAS Scandinavian ↓0 ↑1
El Al LY El Al ↓13 ↑13
Arkia IZ Arkia ↓2 ↑3
Blue Bird Airways BZ Blue Bird Airways ↓6 ↑6
Arkia IZ Arkia ↓6 ↑6
El Al LY El Al ↓2 ↑2
El Al LY El Al ↓13 ↑13
Arkia IZ Arkia ↓5 ↑5
Israir 6H Israir ↓3 ↑6
Wizz Air W6 Wizz Air ↓2 ↑2
LIL LIL LIL ↓0 ↑1
Israir 6H Israir ↓8 ↑7
El Al LY El Al ↓4 ↑4
El Al LY El Al ↓11 ↑11
Wizz Air Malta W4 Wizz Air Malta ↓5 ↑5
El Al LY El Al ↓3 ↑3
Israir 6H Israir ↓3 ↑3
Israir 6H Israir ↓6 ↑5
NO NO NO ↓3 ↑3
Arkia IZ Arkia ↓1 ↑1
Blue Bird Airways BZ Blue Bird Airways ↓9 ↑6
Israir 6H Israir ↓2 ↑2
Blue Bird Airways BZ Blue Bird Airways ↓9 ↑9
TUS Airways U8 TUS Airways ↓1 ↑0
El Al LY El Al ↓7 ↑7
Arkia IZ Arkia ↓2 ↑2
Israir 6H Israir ↓6 ↑6
El Al LY El Al ↓3 ↑3
El Al LY El Al ↓8 ↑8
Blue Bird Airways BZ Blue Bird Airways ↓8 ↑7
Trade Air C3 Trade Air ↓0 ↑1
El Al LY El Al ↓8 ↑8
Red Wings WZ Red Wings ↓6 ↑6
Azimuth A4 Azimuth ↓2 ↑2
Red Wings WZ Red Wings ↓8 ↑8
Arkia IZ Arkia ↓7 ↑7
El Al LY El Al ↓6 ↑6
NO NO NO ↓1 ↑1
El Al LY El Al ↓7 ↑7
Wizz Air W6 Wizz Air ↓5 ↑5
Arkia IZ Arkia ↓2 ↑2
El Al LY El Al ↓3 ↑3
TUS Airways U8 TUS Airways ↓2 ↑2
Israir 6H Israir ↓1 ↑1
Arkia IZ Arkia ↓1 ↑1
Israir 6H Israir ↓4 ↑3
El Al LY El Al ↓3 ↑3
El Al LY El Al ↓6 ↑6
Israir 6H Israir ↓3 ↑3
Eurowings EW Eurowings ↓3 ↑3
El Al LY El Al ↓3 ↑3
Arkia IZ Arkia ↓2 ↑3
Wizz Air Malta W4 Wizz Air Malta ↓3 ↑3
Israir 6H Israir ↓1 ↑2
El Al LY El Al ↓1 ↑1
Uzbekistan Airways HY Uzbekistan Airways ↓4 ↑3
Qanot Sharq HH Qanot Sharq ↓1 ↑1
Israir 6H Israir ↓2 ↑0
El Al LY El Al ↓5 ↑5

Airlines On-Time Performance

15 of the 50 airlines that flew in this period are ranked — a carrier needs at least 30 flights to appear, so a handful of movements can't top the table.

# Airline On Time arrow_downward Flights unfold_more Avg delay unfold_more
1
Azerbaijan Airlines
85.7% 42 46 min
2
flydubai
84.3% 140 34 min
3
Etihad
82.1% 78 38 min
4
Ethiopian
78.0% 50 25 min
5
Wizz Air
64.4% 90 55 min
6
Aegean
55.4% 92 43 min
7
LOT Polish
54.8% 42 48 min
8
Cyprus Airways
53.3% 30 25 min
9
Lufthansa
51.8% 56 47 min
10
El Al
47.9% 973 54 min
11
Wizz Air Malta
39.3% 84 111 min
12
Israir
36.9% 556 61 min
13
Arkia
36.2% 538 95 min
14
TUS Airways
18.5% 135 128 min
15
Blue Bird Airways
14.2% 336 117 min

Cancellation Rate by Airline

Same bar as the ranking above: only airlines with at least 30 flights in this period.

# Airline Cancel Rate Cancelled Total
1
Blue Bird Airways
8.0% 27 336
2
Israir
7.0% 39 556
3
Arkia
4.5% 24 538
4
TUS Airways
3.7% 5 135
5
El Al
0.6% 6 973
6
Ethiopian
0.0% 0 50
7
Aegean
0.0% 0 92
8
Lufthansa
0.0% 0 56
9
LOT Polish
0.0% 0 42
10
Etihad
0.0% 0 78

Track real-time flight performance at Ben Gurion Airport. Our dashboard analyzes 3,633 flights to show you which airlines are most punctual, delay patterns, and cancellation rates.

About Ben Gurion Airport Flight Statistics

This page provides comprehensive statistics on flights at Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV), Israel's main airport. The data includes on-time performance, cancellation rates, and airline rankings based on real flight data.

How is "on-time" defined?

According to international aviation standards (DOT, IATA), a flight is considered "on time" if it departs or arrives within 15 minutes of the scheduled time. Flights delayed by 16 minutes or more are classified as delayed in our statistics.

For departures there is one adjustment. The airline's schedule is the time the aircraft leaves the gate, while the time published for a departure is the moment it takes off, and between the two it drives to the runway. We deduct 15 minutes from every departure before counting a delay, so that drive is not blamed on the airline. The figure is an estimate: no gate-departure time is published, and 15 minutes is the fastest take-off flights actually achieve. Arrivals are not adjusted, because the time we hold for them is the touchdown, already before the taxi to the gate.

Which airlines are most punctual at TLV?

Our data shows significant variation between airlines operating at Ben Gurion Airport. Check the ranking table above to see how your airline compares. Airlines are ranked only if they have at least 30 flights in the selected period, ensuring statistical reliability.

What causes flight delays at Ben Gurion?

Common causes of delays at TLV include: weather conditions, air traffic congestion (especially during peak travel seasons), technical issues, crew availability, and late arriving aircraft. Security procedures at Ben Gurion, while thorough, rarely cause departure delays as they are factored into scheduling.

How often is this data updated?

Our flight statistics are updated in real-time as new flight data becomes available. Historical data is preserved to enable trend analysis and period comparisons.

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