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July 2026

July 2026: Uzbekistan Airways Leads with 94.1% On-Time

Total Flights

14,513

Unique physical flights

On Time

47.9%

Within 15 minutes of schedule

Cancelled

287

2.0% of total

Avg. Delay (min)

73.8

Delayed flights only

Summary

In July 2026, Ben Gurion Airport recorded 14,513 flights. Only 47.9% of flights were on time (within 15 minutes of scheduled time).

287 flights were cancelled (2.0% of total). The average delay for delayed flights was 73.8 minutes.

Key Takeaways

Uzbekistan Airways leads with 94.1% on-time performance (34 flights)
Highest cancellation rate: OneClick Airways with 12.8% (5 flights cancelled)
Most popular route: LARNACA with 959 flights
Most delayed route: KOS (only 16.2% on-time, avg. delay 94.4 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.

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

7,220

7,293

On Time

51.4%

44.5%

Avg Delay (min)

79.9

68.4

Cancelled

141

146

Delay Distribution

On Time (0-15m)

6,820 (47.0%)

Minor (16-30m)

2,213 (15.2%)

Moderate (31-60m)

2,310 (15.9%)

Significant (1-2h)

1,682 (11.6%)

Severe (2h+)

1,201 (8.3%)

Cancelled

287 (2.0%)

Top 10 Destinations

#	Destination	Flights	Arrivals	Departures
1	LARNACA	959	475	484
2	ATHENS	889	421	468
3	DUBAI	618	308	310
4	HERAKLION	582	284	298
5	RHODES-PARADISI	523	258	265
6	RAMON	472	236	236
7	ROME - FIUMICINO	468	234	234
8	BUDAPEST	444	222	222
9	PAPHOS	420	205	215
10	BATUMI	396	197	199

Most Punctual

Uzbekistan Airways

94.1% on time

Lowest On-Time Rate

Azimuth

0.0% on time

Full Airline Ranking

#	Airline	On Time	Flights	Avg. Delay
1	Uzbekistan Airways	94.1%	34	26.0 min
2	Azerbaijan Airlines	90.3%	185	74.5 min
3	flydubai	84.1%	618	61.5 min
4	Wizz Air	76.5%	298	39.1 min
5	Etihad	75.3%	360	50.0 min
6	Ethiopian	74.1%	185	46.7 min
7	Electra Airways	73.8%	83	57.5 min
8	Cyprus Airways	72.4%	134	31.8 min
9	Austrian	65.6%	98	43.1 min
10	FLYONE	63.9%	36	42.6 min
11	Air Europa	60.5%	38	48.8 min
12	Lufthansa	60.2%	123	77.9 min
13	Wizz Air UK	58.7%	63	48.0 min
14	SmartWings	58.1%	62	59.1 min
15	Aegean	57.9%	390	48.3 min
16	El Al	52.5%	4,320	53.1 min
17	Wizz Air Malta	51.7%	286	58.9 min
18	ITA Airways	50.9%	122	59.3 min
19	LOT Polish	50.3%	178	48.0 min
20	Air France	48.2%	60	38.8 min
21	Sky Express	46.8%	62	37.5 min
22	Arkia	42.9%	2,290	88.0 min
23	Bulgaria Air	35.7%	42	55.0 min
24	Red Wings	35.1%	94	99.7 min
25	Israir	34.4%	2,083	72.9 min
26	TAROM	28.3%	62	43.0 min
27	HiSky Europe	27.3%	36	103.4 min
28	NO	25.4%	73	46.8 min
29	Blue Bird Airways	24.4%	1,220	110.0 min
30	TUS Airways	20.9%	482	106.6 min
31	HiSky	20.8%	48	82.7 min
32	LIL	15.9%	78	142.4 min
33	OneClick Airways	14.7%	39	98.6 min
34	Azimuth	0.0%	33	187.1 min

Arrivals only

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

#	Airline	On Time	Flights	Avg. Delay
1	Uzbekistan Airways	100.0%	17	0 min
2	Azerbaijan Airlines	95.7%	93	100.8 min
3	Wizz Air	89.9%	149	30.0 min
4	flydubai	89.3%	308	68.4 min
5	Cyprus Airways	85.1%	67	29.3 min
6	Ethiopian	83.7%	92	59.3 min
7	Electra Airways	80.0%	41	55.8 min
8	Wizz Air UK	78.1%	32	27.9 min
9	FLYONE	77.8%	18	41.5 min
10	Lufthansa	77.4%	62	99.9 min
11	Austrian	77.1%	49	36.4 min
12	SmartWings	74.2%	31	62.9 min
13	Air Europa	73.7%	19	44.4 min
14	Wizz Air Malta	70.6%	143	54.9 min
15	Etihad	70.0%	180	49.6 min
16	Air France	64.3%	30	33.0 min
17	LOT Polish	59.6%	91	45.2 min
18	Aegean	58.8%	194	45.4 min
19	Sky Express	58.1%	31	30.7 min
20	ITA Airways	56.4%	61	57.2 min
21	El Al	49.3%	2,154	56.6 min
22	Red Wings	48.9%	47	97.9 min
23	Arkia	48.5%	1,133	105.3 min
24	TAROM	40.0%	31	33.5 min
25	Israir	39.6%	1,036	79.2 min
26	HiSky	33.3%	24	83.4 min
27	HiSky Europe	31.2%	18	102.3 min
28	NO	30.3%	36	49.3 min
29	Bulgaria Air	28.6%	21	50.2 min
30	Blue Bird Airways	27.1%	600	118.3 min
31	TUS Airways	25.4%	239	111.8 min
32	LIL	23.5%	38	172.1 min
33	OneClick Airways	16.7%	20	107.9 min
34	Azimuth	0.0%	16	165.9 min

Departures only

Take-offs from Ben Gurion only, airlines with at least 15 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	Uzbekistan Airways	88.2%	17	26.0 min
2	Azerbaijan Airlines	84.8%	92	67.0 min
3	Etihad	80.6%	180	50.5 min
4	flydubai	78.9%	310	57.9 min
5	Electra Airways	67.5%	42	58.6 min
6	Ethiopian	64.5%	93	41.0 min
7	Wizz Air	63.1%	149	41.6 min
8	Cyprus Airways	59.7%	67	32.7 min
9	Aegean	57.1%	196	51.0 min
10	El Al	55.6%	2,166	49.2 min
11	Austrian	54.2%	49	46.5 min
12	FLYONE	50.0%	18	43.1 min
13	Air Europa	47.4%	19	51.0 min
14	ITA Airways	45.5%	61	61.1 min
15	Bulgaria Air	42.9%	21	60.9 min
16	Lufthansa	42.6%	61	69.1 min
17	SmartWings	41.9%	31	57.4 min
18	LOT Polish	40.7%	87	49.9 min
19	ENT	40.0%	15	34.1 min
20	Wizz Air UK	38.7%	31	55.4 min
21	Arkia	37.4%	1,157	74.0 min
22	Sky Express	35.5%	31	42.0 min
23	Wizz Air Malta	32.9%	143	60.6 min
24	Air France	32.1%	30	41.9 min
25	Israir	29.3%	1,047	67.5 min
26	HiSky Europe	23.5%	18	104.4 min
27	Blue Bird Airways	21.9%	620	102.5 min
28	Red Wings	21.3%	47	100.9 min
29	NO	20.6%	37	44.7 min
30	TAROM	16.7%	31	49.9 min
31	TUS Airways	16.5%	243	102.1 min
32	OneClick Airways	12.5%	19	88.5 min
33	LIL	8.6%	40	118.4 min
34	HiSky	8.3%	24	82.2 min
35	Azimuth	0.0%	17	208.3 min

Cancellation Ranking

Airlines ranked by cancellation rate (minimum 50 flights)

#	Airline	Cancel Rate	Cancelled	Total
1	OneClick Airways	12.8%	5	39
2	LIL	11.5%	9	78
3	ITA Airways	9.8%	12	122
4	HiSky Europe	8.3%	3	36
5	NO	8.2%	6	73
6	Air France	6.7%	4	60
7	Arkia	6.2%	143	2,290
8	Electra Airways	3.6%	3	83
9	TUS Airways	3.5%	17	482
10	TAROM	3.2%	2	62
11	Azimuth	3.0%	1	33
12	Blue Bird Airways	2.7%	33	1,220
13	Austrian	2.0%	2	98
14	LOT Polish	1.7%	3	178
15	Israir	1.3%	28	2,083

Using This Data?

In July 2026, Ben Gurion Airport recorded 14,513 flights; 47.9% operated on time (within 15 minutes) and 2.0% were cancelled. Uzbekistan Airways led the punctuality ranking with 94.1% — TLV Flights data.
Source: https://www.tlvflights.com/en/flight-statistics/july-2026/

<a href="https://www.tlvflights.com/en/flight-statistics/july-2026/">Ben Gurion Airport Flight Punctuality Report — July 2026</a>

Download the data (CSV)Airline performance, July 2026 — the table behind this page.

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Behind the Numbers

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Summary

Key Takeaways

Codeshare Deduplication

Departures: 15 minutes of taxi are not counted as delay

Arrivals vs Departures

Delay Distribution

Top 10 Destinations

Full Airline Ranking

Arrivals only

Departures only

Cancellation Ranking

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