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August 2026

August 2026: Ethiopian Leads with 79.0% On-Time

Total Flights
16,058
Unique physical flights
On Time
38.0%
Within 15 minutes of schedule
Cancelled
313
1.9% of total
Avg. Delay (min)
91.7
Delayed flights only

Summary

In August 2026, Ben Gurion Airport recorded 16,058 flights. Only 38.0% of flights were on time (within 15 minutes of scheduled time).

313 flights were cancelled (1.9% of total). The average delay for delayed flights was 91.7 minutes.

Key Takeaways

  • Ethiopian leads with 79.0% on-time performance (224 flights)
  • Highest cancellation rate: Red Wings with 12.4% (15 flights cancelled)
  • Most popular route: LARNACA with 1,120 flights
  • Most delayed route: BERGAMO (only 4.5% on-time, avg. delay 182.2 min)
How we count

Codeshare Deduplication

Statistics show unique physical flights only. Each aircraft is counted once, even when marketed under multiple airline codes (codeshare agreements).

Airlines often sell seats on each other's flights. For example, one physical plane might be marketed as:

DL7768 (Delta) → LY315 (El Al - operates) ← AF5765 (Air France)

We count this as 1 flight, not 3, giving you accurate statistics about actual air traffic at Ben Gurion Airport.

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; the time published for a departure is the moment it takes off. In between it drives to the runway. 15 minutes are deducted from every departure before a delay is counted. Arrivals are not adjusted.

Without the deduction a flight that left its gate exactly on time is recorded a quarter of an hour late, and half of the flights counted as delayed had in fact landed at their destination within 15 minutes of schedule.

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

An estimate. The Israel Airports Authority publishes no 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 these figures still show more delay than there was.

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 collected from the Israel Airports Authority and other sources. We do our best to ensure accuracy, but flight data changes frequently and minor discrepancies may occur. This information is provided for general reference only and is not a claim about any individual airline's service. Spotted an inaccuracy? Let us know and we'll review it.

Arrivals vs Departures

  Arrivals Departures
Total Flights
8,051
8,007
On Time
43.4%
32.5%
Avg Delay (min)
103.4
81.9
Cancelled
161
152

Delay Distribution

On Time (0-15m)
5,979 (37.2%)
Minor (16-30m)
2,321 (14.5%)
Moderate (31-60m)
2,784 (17.3%)
Significant (1-2h)
2,524 (15.7%)
Severe (2h+)
2,137 (13.3%)
Cancelled
313 (1.9%)

Top 10 Destinations

# Destination Flights Arrivals Departures
1
LARNACA
 1,120 561 559
2
ATHENS
 935 439 496
3
HERAKLION
 806 413 393
4
DUBAI
 631 315 316
5
RAMON
 597 298 299
6
RHODES-PARADISI
 590 295 295
7
PAPHOS
 515 259 256
8
ROME - FIUMICINO
 477 236 241
9
BUDAPEST
 470 236 234
10
BATUMI
 452 226 226
Most Punctual
Ethiopian
79.0% on time
Lowest On-Time Rate
LIL
10.6% on time

Full Airline Ranking

# Airline On Time Flights Avg. Delay
1
Ethiopian
79.0% 224 37.5 min
2
Azerbaijan Airlines
74.7% 188 108.6 min
3
flydubai
74.6% 627 63.8 min
4
Etihad
72.9% 354 68.5 min
5
Electra Airways
67.5% 80 55.4 min
6
Wizz Air
56.5% 422 56.9 min
7
Cyprus Airways
54.8% 135 71.6 min
8
Swiss
54.1% 65 44.5 min
9
Aegean
53.8% 406 48.5 min
10
Austrian
51.7% 122 39.2 min
11
Lufthansa
47.9% 246 47.4 min
12
Bulgaria Air
46.2% 52 55.1 min
13
DE
45.9% 61 41.4 min
14
LOT Polish
43.7% 187 45.8 min
15
Wizz Air UK
42.6% 63 71.9 min
16
El Al
42.3% 4,215 63.3 min
17
Air Europa
40.4% 52 40.1 min
18
Air France
40.0% 62 42.0 min
19
TAROM
38.7% 62 45.5 min
20
ITA Airways
36.3% 124 50.6 min
21
Wizz Air Malta
35.8% 362 73.2 min
22
SmartWings
35.5% 63 80.6 min
23
Sky Express
35.5% 62 45.6 min
24
HiSky
32.3% 62 88.0 min
25
Red Wings
32.1% 121 153.1 min
26
Arkia
30.4% 2,362 110.7 min
27
Israir
30.3% 2,426 78.8 min
28
HiSky Europe
25.8% 68 83.0 min
29
NO
24.7% 73 66.1 min
30
TUS Airways
15.9% 627 144.6 min
31
Blue Bird Airways
11.4% 1,536 149.0 min
32
LIL
10.6% 93 219.1 min

Arrivals only

Landings at Ben Gurion only, airlines with at least 25 arrivals. On time = landed within 15 minutes of schedule.

# Airline On Time Flights Avg. Delay
1
Ethiopian
90.2% 112 41.9 min
2
Azerbaijan Airlines
82.8% 93 133.3 min
3
flydubai
82.3% 313 71.9 min
4
Etihad
81.4% 177 101.0 min
5
Electra Airways
80.0% 40 43.1 min
6
Swiss
77.4% 33 45.9 min
7
Wizz Air
77.3% 211 57.2 min
8
Austrian
76.7% 61 32.8 min
9
Cyprus Airways
69.1% 68 83.2 min
10
Lufthansa
67.8% 123 38.4 min
11
Wizz Air UK
66.7% 31 58.1 min
12
Aegean
61.9% 202 46.7 min
13
Air France
60.0% 31 34.5 min
14
SmartWings
54.8% 31 78.3 min
15
TAROM
54.8% 31 38.7 min
16
LOT Polish
54.3% 94 41.5 min
17
Air Europa
53.8% 26 32.7 min
18
Wizz Air Malta
53.1% 181 58.8 min
19
Red Wings
52.8% 61 174.1 min
20
DE
48.4% 31 49.6 min
21
Sky Express
45.2% 31 31.7 min
22
Bulgaria Air
42.3% 26 61.4 min
23
HiSky
41.9% 31 80.0 min
24
El Al
40.2% 2,103 67.0 min
25
NO
38.9% 36 65.7 min
26
Arkia
37.6% 1,188 127.5 min
27
Israir
35.6% 1,216 88.7 min
28
ITA Airways
35.5% 62 45.3 min
29
HiSky Europe
33.3% 34 92.3 min
30
TUS Airways
19.5% 316 178.3 min
31
LIL
14.0% 46 221.1 min
32
Blue Bird Airways
13.4% 782 168.9 min
33
OneClick Airways
4.5% 25 254.6 min

Departures only

Take-offs from Ben Gurion only, airlines with at least 25 departures. The time we record is the moment of take-off, and 15 minutes of taxi to the runway are deducted before a delay is counted.

# Airline On Time Flights Avg. Delay
1
Ethiopian
67.9% 112 36.1 min
2
flydubai
67.0% 314 59.4 min
3
Azerbaijan Airlines
66.7% 95 95.9 min
4
Etihad
64.4% 177 51.5 min
5
Electra Airways
55.0% 40 60.8 min
6
Bulgaria Air
50.0% 26 47.8 min
7
Aegean
45.8% 204 49.7 min
8
El Al
44.4% 2,112 59.3 min
9
DE
43.3% 30 33.6 min
10
Cyprus Airways
40.3% 67 65.6 min
11
ITA Airways
37.1% 62 56.2 min
12
Wizz Air
35.7% 211 56.7 min
13
LOT Polish
33.0% 93 48.7 min
14
Swiss
30.0% 32 44.0 min
15
Lufthansa
28.1% 123 51.4 min
16
Air Europa
26.9% 26 44.8 min
17
Austrian
26.7% 61 41.2 min
18
Sky Express
25.8% 31 55.9 min
19
Israir
25.0% 1,210 70.3 min
20
Arkia
23.1% 1,174 96.9 min
21
TAROM
22.6% 31 49.5 min
22
HiSky
22.6% 31 93.9 min
23
Air France
20.0% 31 45.7 min
24
Wizz Air UK
19.4% 32 77.4 min
25
Wizz Air Malta
18.4% 181 81.4 min
26
HiSky Europe
18.2% 34 75.4 min
27
SmartWings
16.1% 32 81.8 min
28
TUS Airways
12.1% 311 112.6 min
29
Red Wings
11.3% 60 141.9 min
30
NO
10.8% 37 66.4 min
31
Blue Bird Airways
9.5% 754 129.2 min
32
LIL
7.1% 47 217.3 min

Cancellation Ranking

Airlines ranked by cancellation rate (minimum 50 flights)

# Airline Cancel Rate Cancelled Total
1
Red Wings
12.4% 15 121
2
LIL
8.6% 8 93
3
Swiss
6.2% 4 65
4
TUS Airways
3.7% 23 627
5
Arkia
3.4% 81 2,362
6
Blue Bird Airways
3.3% 51 1,536
7
Wizz Air UK
3.2% 2 63
8
Air France
3.2% 2 62
9
HiSky Europe
2.9% 2 68
10
Israir
2.4% 59 2,426
11
LOT Polish
2.1% 4 187
12
SmartWings
1.6% 1 63
13
Austrian
1.6% 2 122
14
Lufthansa
1.6% 4 246
15
flydubai
1.3% 8 627

Using This Data?

In August 2026, Ben Gurion Airport recorded 16,058 flights; 38.0% operated on time (within 15 minutes) and 1.9% were cancelled. Ethiopian led the punctuality ranking with 79.0% — TLV Flights data. Source: https://www.tlvflights.com/en/flight-statistics/august-2026/
<a href="https://www.tlvflights.com/en/flight-statistics/august-2026/">Ben Gurion Airport Flight Punctuality Report — August 2026</a>
Download the data (CSV)Airline performance, August 2026 — the table behind this page.
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Behind the Numbers

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