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September 2026

September 2026: Etihad Leads with 87.1% On-Time

Total Flights
14,713
Unique physical flights
On Time
49.1%
Within 15 minutes of schedule
Cancelled
236
1.6% of total
Avg. Delay (min)
76.8
Delayed flights only

Summary

In September 2026, Ben Gurion Airport recorded 14,713 flights. Only 49.1% of flights were on time (within 15 minutes of scheduled time).

236 flights were cancelled (1.6% of total). The average delay for delayed flights was 76.8 minutes.

Key Takeaways

  • Etihad leads with 87.1% on-time performance (334 flights)
  • Highest cancellation rate: OneClick Airways with 13.3% (4 flights cancelled)
  • Most popular route: LARNACA with 1,015 flights
  • Most delayed route: RZESZOW-JASIONKA (only 8.7% on-time, avg. delay 128.2 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
7,362
7,351
On Time
53.5%
44.5%
Avg Delay (min)
86.7
68.5
Cancelled
116
120

Delay Distribution

On Time (0-15m)
7,101 (48.3%)
Minor (16-30m)
2,159 (14.7%)
Moderate (31-60m)
2,315 (15.7%)
Significant (1-2h)
1,730 (11.8%)
Severe (2h+)
1,172 (8.0%)
Cancelled
236 (1.6%)

Top 10 Destinations

# Destination Flights Arrivals Departures
1
LARNACA
 1,015 462 553
2
ATHENS
 899 438 461
3
HERAKLION
 600 294 306
4
DUBAI
 568 283 285
5
RHODES-PARADISI
 527 261 266
6
RAMON
 525 262 263
7
ROME - FIUMICINO
 500 250 250
8
BUDAPEST
 456 228 228
9
PAPHOS
 403 202 201
10
BUCHAREST - OTOPENI
 346 172 174
Most Punctual
Etihad
87.1% on time
Lowest On-Time Rate
OneClick Airways
11.5% on time

Full Airline Ranking

# Airline On Time Flights Avg. Delay
1
Etihad
87.1% 334 47.9 min
2
United
84.1% 82 182.2 min
3
Azerbaijan Airlines
80.5% 174 46.7 min
4
Ethiopian
79.6% 191 46.5 min
5
KLM
77.6% 58 47.3 min
6
Uzbekistan Airways
76.5% 34 37.1 min
7
Swiss
73.2% 112 31.7 min
8
Delta
69.6% 46 42.9 min
9
Cyprus Airways
67.6% 142 69.0 min
10
LOT Polish
67.1% 154 36.7 min
11
flydubai
66.4% 565 41.0 min
12
Air France
66.1% 56 30.4 min
13
Air Europa
66.0% 50 34.4 min
14
Lufthansa
65.7% 230 39.8 min
15
DE
65.5% 58 45.3 min
16
Aegean
64.7% 377 44.4 min
17
Austrian
64.5% 140 38.6 min
18
Wizz Air
63.8% 506 45.6 min
19
FLYONE
62.0% 50 141.5 min
20
Wizz Air UK
57.8% 104 43.8 min
21
SmartWings
57.5% 80 56.9 min
22
Electra Airways
56.9% 51 76.7 min
23
Sky Express
56.7% 60 43.7 min
24
El Al
55.2% 3,696 52.2 min
25
Eurowings
50.0% 34 43.4 min
26
Wizz Air Malta
49.4% 526 62.3 min
27
ITA Airways
49.1% 116 47.2 min
28
Transavia
45.0% 111 47.9 min
29
FlyOne Romania
40.0% 32 127.4 min
30
TAROM
40.0% 65 66.3 min
31
Arkia
39.5% 1,974 93.2 min
32
HiSky
36.7% 60 71.4 min
33
Israir
36.4% 2,095 74.6 min
34
Red Wings
34.1% 99 206.1 min
35
Sky Up Nistru
32.4% 34 64.7 min
36
TUS Airways
27.3% 557 126.7 min
37
Blue Bird Airways
24.8% 1,184 115.8 min
38
ENT
22.6% 31 89.0 min
39
NO
22.2% 61 60.5 min
40
HiSky Europe
19.7% 61 132.2 min
41
Azimuth
12.9% 34 214.7 min
42
OneClick Airways
11.5% 30 56.8 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
Swiss
91.1% 56 29.6 min
2
United
87.8% 41 170.6 min
3
Azerbaijan Airlines
87.4% 87 51.2 min
4
Delta
87.0% 23 45.7 min
5
Wizz Air UK
86.3% 52 31.7 min
6
Wizz Air
86.2% 253 45.8 min
7
Austrian
85.5% 70 36.3 min
8
Ethiopian
85.1% 94 54.6 min
9
Etihad
84.4% 167 42.8 min
10
Uzbekistan Airways
82.4% 17 26.3 min
11
FLYONE
80.0% 25 213.0 min
12
Air France
78.6% 28 19.3 min
13
Lufthansa
78.3% 115 38.6 min
14
Eurowings
76.5% 17 25.2 min
15
Air Europa
76.0% 25 28.0 min
16
DE
75.9% 29 52.0 min
17
Cyprus Airways
73.2% 71 48.7 min
18
Transavia
72.7% 56 36.1 min
19
SmartWings
72.5% 40 57.7 min
20
KLM
72.4% 29 49.8 min
21
LOT Polish
71.1% 77 39.4 min
22
flydubai
70.9% 282 39.4 min
23
Aegean
68.1% 187 42.6 min
24
Wizz Air Malta
66.5% 263 57.7 min
25
Electra Airways
64.0% 25 62.2 min
26
Sky Express
60.0% 30 38.3 min
27
Red Wings
56.8% 49 249.9 min
28
HiSky
56.7% 30 71.7 min
29
FlyOne Romania
53.3% 16 126.7 min
30
Sky Up Nistru
52.9% 17 42.4 min
31
El Al
50.2% 1,851 54.4 min
32
TAROM
48.5% 33 63.8 min
33
ITA Airways
46.6% 58 43.0 min
34
Arkia
44.8% 984 108.2 min
35
Israir
41.8% 1,048 83.4 min
36
TUS Airways
32.0% 279 166.8 min
37
NO
31.0% 34 60.8 min
38
HiSky Europe
29.0% 31 168.6 min
39
Blue Bird Airways
28.2% 593 140.5 min
40
ENT
27.8% 18 88.3 min
41
Azimuth
18.8% 17 218.0 min
42
OneClick Airways
7.7% 15 47.2 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
Etihad
89.8% 167 55.6 min
2
KLM
82.8% 29 43.4 min
3
United
80.5% 41 189.4 min
4
Ethiopian
74.2% 97 42.0 min
5
Azerbaijan Airlines
73.6% 87 44.5 min
6
Uzbekistan Airways
70.6% 17 43.6 min
7
LOT Polish
63.2% 77 34.6 min
8
Cyprus Airways
62.0% 71 83.3 min
9
flydubai
61.9% 283 42.3 min
10
Aegean
61.3% 190 45.9 min
11
El Al
60.1% 1,845 49.5 min
12
Bulgaria Air
57.1% 15 33.3 min
13
Air Europa
56.0% 25 37.8 min
14
Swiss
55.4% 56 32.2 min
15
DE
55.2% 29 41.7 min
16
Air France
53.6% 28 35.5 min
17
Sky Express
53.3% 30 48.2 min
18
Lufthansa
53.0% 115 40.4 min
19
Delta
52.2% 23 42.1 min
20
ITA Airways
51.7% 58 51.9 min
21
Electra Airways
50.0% 26 86.8 min
22
FLYONE
44.0% 25 116.0 min
23
Austrian
43.5% 70 39.2 min
24
SmartWings
42.5% 40 56.4 min
25
Wizz Air
41.5% 253 45.5 min
26
Arkia
34.2% 990 80.6 min
27
Wizz Air Malta
32.3% 263 64.6 min
28
TAROM
31.2% 32 68.1 min
29
Israir
31.1% 1,047 67.2 min
30
LIL
30.8% 15 87.0 min
31
Wizz Air UK
29.4% 52 46.1 min
32
FlyOne Romania
26.7% 16 127.8 min
33
Eurowings
23.5% 17 48.9 min
34
TUS Airways
22.5% 278 91.8 min
35
Blue Bird Airways
21.4% 591 93.1 min
36
HiSky
16.7% 30 71.3 min
37
Transavia
16.7% 55 51.8 min
38
OneClick Airways
15.4% 15 67.2 min
39
NO
12.0% 27 60.2 min
40
Sky Up Nistru
11.8% 17 76.6 min
41
Red Wings
11.4% 50 184.8 min
42
HiSky Europe
10.0% 30 102.6 min
43
Azimuth
6.7% 17 211.6 min

Cancellation Ranking

Airlines ranked by cancellation rate (minimum 50 flights)

# Airline Cancel Rate Cancelled Total
1
OneClick Airways
13.3% 4 30
2
NO
11.5% 7 61
3
Red Wings
11.1% 11 99
4
Azimuth
8.8% 3 34
5
TUS Airways
6.5% 36 557
6
FlyOne Romania
6.2% 2 32
7
Blue Bird Airways
5.2% 61 1,184
8
Arkia
2.5% 50 1,974
9
Wizz Air UK
1.9% 2 104
10
Transavia
1.8% 2 111
11
Aegean
1.6% 6 377
12
Austrian
1.4% 2 140
13
LOT Polish
1.3% 2 154
14
Wizz Air Malta
1.1% 6 526
15
Israir
0.7% 14 2,095

Using This Data?

In September 2026, Ben Gurion Airport recorded 14,713 flights; 49.1% operated on time (within 15 minutes) and 1.6% were cancelled. Etihad led the punctuality ranking with 87.1% — TLV Flights data. Source: https://www.tlvflights.com/en/flight-statistics/september-2026/
<a href="https://www.tlvflights.com/en/flight-statistics/september-2026/">Ben Gurion Airport Flight Punctuality Report — September 2026</a>
Download the data (CSV)Airline performance, September 2026 — the table behind this page.
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Behind the Numbers

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