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October 2026

Flight Punctuality Report - October 2026

Total Flights
273
Unique physical flights
On Time
64.5%
Within 15 minutes of schedule
Cancelled
31
11.4% of total
Avg. Delay (min)
51.6
Delayed flights only

Summary

In October 2026, Ben Gurion Airport recorded 273 flights. Only 64.5% of flights were on time (within 15 minutes of scheduled time).

31 flights were cancelled (11.4% of total). The average delay for delayed flights was 51.6 minutes.

Key Takeaways

  • El Al leads with 60.9% on-time performance (90 flights)
  • Highest cancellation rate: Arkia with 15.2% (5 flights cancelled)
  • Most popular route: LARNACA with 23 flights
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
148
125
On Time
63.4%
65.8%
Avg Delay (min)
66.5
32.9
Cancelled
17
14

Delay Distribution

On Time (0-15m)
156 (57.1%)
Minor (16-30m)
32 (11.7%)
Moderate (31-60m)
37 (13.6%)
Significant (1-2h)
10 (3.7%)
Severe (2h+)
7 (2.6%)
Cancelled
31 (11.4%)

Top 10 Destinations

# Destination Flights Arrivals Departures
1
LARNACA
 23 13 10
2
DUBAI
 20 10 10
3
NEW YORK - J.F.KENNEDY
 14 9 5
4
BATUMI
 13 5 8
5
ATHENS
 12 6 6
6
HERAKLION
 10 5 5
Most Punctual
El Al
60.9% on time
Lowest On-Time Rate
Arkia
50.0% on time

Full Airline Ranking

# Airline On Time Flights Avg. Delay
1
El Al
60.9% 90 50.0 min
2
Israir
58.1% 31 43.7 min
3
Arkia
50.0% 33 50.8 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
Israir
62.5% 16 56.5 min
2
Arkia
57.1% 18 80.0 min
3
El Al
50.0% 47 55.8 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
El Al
73.2% 43 37.8 min
2
Israir
53.3% 15 32.7 min
3
Arkia
42.9% 15 28.9 min

Cancellation Ranking

Airlines ranked by cancellation rate (minimum 50 flights)

# Airline Cancel Rate Cancelled Total
1
Arkia
15.2% 5 33
2
El Al
3.3% 3 90
3
Israir
0.0% 0 31

Using This Data?

In October 2026, Ben Gurion Airport recorded 273 flights; 64.5% operated on time (within 15 minutes) and 11.4% were cancelled — TLV Flights data. Source: https://www.tlvflights.com/en/flight-statistics/october-2026/
<a href="https://www.tlvflights.com/en/flight-statistics/october-2026/">Ben Gurion Airport Flight Punctuality Report — October 2026</a>
Download the data (CSV)Airline performance, October 2026 — the table behind this page.
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Behind the Numbers

Who we are. TLV Flights is an independent Israeli site, running since 2025. We are not the Israel Airports Authority and not an airline, and we have no business relationship with the carriers ranked in this report.

Where the data comes from. The figures are collected from the Israel Airports Authority and from further public sources, and saved here daily since 10 December 2025.

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