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4-10 January 2026

Ben Gurion Airport, 4-10 January 2026: 63.4% On Time, 56 Cancellations

Total Flights
2,397
Unique physical flights
On Time
63.4%
Up from 62.8% the week before
Cancelled
56
2.3% of total · was 32
Avg. Delay (min)
73.3
Delayed flights only

Summary

In the week of 4-10 January 2026, Ben Gurion Airport recorded 2,397 flights. Only 63.4% of flights were on time (within 15 minutes of scheduled time).

56 flights were cancelled (2.3% of total). The average delay for delayed flights was 73.3 minutes.

Compared with the previous week: on-time performance improved from 62.8% to 63.4%, and cancellations grew from 32 to 56.

Key Takeaways

  • Etihad leads with 92.9% on-time performance (70 flights)
  • Highest cancellation rate: Arkia with 8.2% (22 flights cancelled)
  • Most popular route: DUBAI with 212 flights
  • Most delayed route: AMSTERDAM (only 21.1% on-time, avg. delay 170.9 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
1,205
1,192
On Time
65.7%
61.1%
Avg Delay (min)
85.8
62.2
Cancelled
29
27

Delay Distribution

On Time (0-15m)
1,485 (62.0%)
Minor (16-30m)
304 (12.7%)
Moderate (31-60m)
244 (10.2%)
Significant (1-2h)
186 (7.8%)
Severe (2h+)
122 (5.1%)
Cancelled
56 (2.3%)

Top 10 Destinations

# Destination Flights Arrivals Departures
1
DUBAI
 212 107 105
2
ATHENS
 140 70 70
3
RAMON
 129 63 66
4
ROME - FIUMICINO
 101 51 50
5
BUDAPEST
 91 44 47
6
BUCHAREST - OTOPENI
 83 42 41
7
LARNACA
 81 40 41
8
PARIS-CHARLES DE GAULLE
 79 40 39
9
PRAGUE-RUZYNE
 76 38 38
10
TBILISI
 71 36 35
Most Punctual
Etihad
92.9% on time
Lowest On-Time Rate
Israir
51.7% on time

Full Airline Ranking

# Airline On Time Flights Avg. Delay
1
Etihad
92.9% 70 35.4 min
2
United
92.7% 41 35.7 min
3
flydubai
80.4% 138 58.7 min
4
LOT Polish
71.9% 32 51.9 min
5
Austrian
68.8% 32 42.5 min
6
El Al
65.9% 677 76.0 min
7
Aegean
65.2% 46 97.1 min
8
Wizz Air
60.4% 98 41.3 min
9
Wizz Air Malta
60.3% 125 77.5 min
10
Lufthansa
60.0% 70 33.6 min
11
Arkia
57.1% 267 103.0 min
12
Transavia
52.8% 36 51.9 min
13
Ethiopian
52.8% 36 33.6 min
14
Blue Bird Airways
52.4% 42 131.4 min
15
Israir
51.7% 241 78.1 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
Etihad
100.0% 35 0 min
2
United
95.2% 21 53.0 min
3
flydubai
85.7% 70 56.6 min
4
Austrian
81.2% 16 67.3 min
5
Lufthansa
74.3% 35 28.8 min
6
Wizz Air
70.8% 49 40.2 min
7
LOT Polish
68.8% 16 70.8 min
8
Wizz Air Malta
68.3% 62 79.2 min
9
SmartWings
66.7% 15 152.6 min
10
Transavia
66.7% 18 44.7 min
11
El Al
61.3% 338 88.1 min
12
Aegean
60.9% 23 92.6 min
13
Blue Bird Airways
60.0% 20 87.2 min
14
Arkia
59.0% 132 139.2 min
15
Israir
51.3% 123 89.8 min
16
Ethiopian
50.0% 18 33.1 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
United
90.0% 20 27.0 min
2
Etihad
85.7% 35 35.4 min
3
flydubai
75.0% 68 59.9 min
4
LOT Polish
75.0% 16 28.2 min
5
El Al
70.5% 339 60.2 min
6
Aegean
69.6% 23 102.9 min
7
Austrian
56.2% 16 31.9 min
8
Ethiopian
55.6% 18 34.2 min
9
Arkia
55.3% 135 70.0 min
10
Wizz Air Malta
52.5% 63 76.3 min
11
Israir
52.1% 118 65.9 min
12
Wizz Air
50.0% 49 42.0 min
13
Lufthansa
45.7% 35 35.9 min
14
Blue Bird Airways
45.5% 22 160.9 min
15
Transavia
38.9% 18 55.9 min

Cancellation Ranking

Airlines ranked by cancellation rate (minimum 50 flights)

# Airline Cancel Rate Cancelled Total
1
Arkia
8.2% 22 267
2
Wizz Air Malta
3.2% 4 125
3
Israir
2.1% 5 241
4
Wizz Air
2.0% 2 98
5
El Al
0.3% 2 677
6
United
0.0% 0 41
7
Aegean
0.0% 0 46
8
Blue Bird Airways
0.0% 0 42
9
Austrian
0.0% 0 32
10
Transavia
0.0% 0 36
11
flydubai
0.0% 0 138
12
Ethiopian
0.0% 0 36
13
Etihad
0.0% 0 70
14
Lufthansa
0.0% 0 70
15
LOT Polish
0.0% 0 32

Using This Data?

In the week of 4-10 January 2026, Ben Gurion Airport recorded 2,397 flights; 63.4% operated on time (within 15 minutes) and 2.3% were cancelled — TLV Flights data. Source: https://www.tlvflights.com/en/flight-statistics/week-2026-01-04/
<a href="https://www.tlvflights.com/en/flight-statistics/week-2026-01-04/">Ben Gurion Airport Flight Punctuality Report — 4-10 January 2026</a>
Download the data (CSV)Airline performance, 4-10 January 2026 — the table behind this page.
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Behind the Numbers

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