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11-17 January 2026

Ben Gurion Airport, 11-17 January 2026: 73.5% On Time, 48 Cancellations

Total Flights
2,327
Unique physical flights
On Time
73.5%
Up from 63.4% the week before
Cancelled
48
2.1% of total · was 56
Avg. Delay (min)
48.0
Delayed flights only

Summary

In the week of 11-17 January 2026, Ben Gurion Airport recorded 2,327 flights. Only 73.5% of flights were on time (within 15 minutes of scheduled time).

48 flights were cancelled (2.1% of total). The average delay for delayed flights was 48.0 minutes.

Compared with the previous week: on-time performance improved from 63.4% to 73.5%, and cancellations dropped from 56 to 48.

Key Takeaways

  • Etihad leads with 91.4% on-time performance (70 flights)
  • Highest cancellation rate: Lufthansa with 15.2% (10 flights cancelled)
  • Most popular route: DUBAI with 202 flights
  • Most delayed route: ADDIS ABABA (only 58.3% on-time, avg. delay 45.0 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
1,174
1,153
On Time
77.5%
69.5%
Avg Delay (min)
53.1
44.1
Cancelled
25
23

Delay Distribution

On Time (0-15m)
1,676 (72.0%)
Minor (16-30m)
294 (12.6%)
Moderate (31-60m)
169 (7.3%)
Significant (1-2h)
99 (4.3%)
Severe (2h+)
41 (1.8%)
Cancelled
48 (2.1%)

Top 10 Destinations

# Destination Flights Arrivals Departures
1
DUBAI
 202 101 101
2
ATHENS
 145 74 71
3
RAMON
 128 64 64
4
ROME - FIUMICINO
 95 48 47
5
BUDAPEST
 92 45 47
6
BUCHAREST - OTOPENI
 78 40 38
7
TBILISI
 74 37 37
8
PRAGUE-RUZYNE
 72 36 36
9
LARNACA
 70 35 35
10
PARIS-CHARLES DE GAULLE
 70 35 35
Most Punctual
Etihad
91.4% on time
Lowest On-Time Rate
Ethiopian
58.3% on time

Full Airline Ranking

# Airline On Time Flights Avg. Delay
1
Etihad
91.4% 70 21.8 min
2
Aegean
90.9% 44 59.2 min
3
United
90.2% 41 65.2 min
4
Transavia
85.3% 34 31.6 min
5
Wizz Air Malta
83.3% 128 40.1 min
6
Wizz Air
82.7% 106 58.6 min
7
LOT Polish
78.1% 32 52.9 min
8
El Al
73.8% 672 45.4 min
9
flydubai
68.6% 137 50.9 min
10
Lufthansa
67.9% 66 35.7 min
11
Blue Bird Airways
65.0% 42 24.5 min
12
Arkia
63.6% 243 44.6 min
13
Israir
61.6% 200 54.7 min
14
Ethiopian
58.3% 36 45.0 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
97.1% 35 20.0 min
2
Transavia
94.1% 17 18.0 min
3
Aegean
90.9% 22 46.0 min
4
United
90.5% 21 61.0 min
5
Wizz Air Malta
90.5% 64 43.0 min
6
Wizz Air
88.5% 53 66.3 min
7
Lufthansa
85.2% 32 42.8 min
8
Blue Bird Airways
80.0% 21 23.0 min
9
flydubai
73.9% 69 52.6 min
10
El Al
73.8% 337 51.0 min
11
Arkia
69.5% 121 45.9 min
12
LOT Polish
68.8% 16 50.2 min
13
Israir
65.3% 99 62.2 min
14
Ethiopian
50.0% 18 45.4 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
Aegean
90.9% 22 72.5 min
2
United
90.0% 20 69.5 min
3
LOT Polish
87.5% 16 59.5 min
4
Etihad
85.7% 35 22.2 min
5
Wizz Air
76.9% 53 54.7 min
6
Transavia
76.5% 17 35.0 min
7
Wizz Air Malta
76.2% 64 38.9 min
8
El Al
73.7% 335 39.9 min
9
Ethiopian
66.7% 18 44.3 min
10
flydubai
63.2% 68 49.6 min
11
Israir
58.0% 101 48.6 min
12
Arkia
57.6% 122 43.7 min
13
Lufthansa
51.7% 34 33.6 min
14
Blue Bird Airways
50.0% 21 25.1 min

Cancellation Ranking

Airlines ranked by cancellation rate (minimum 50 flights)

# Airline Cancel Rate Cancelled Total
1
Lufthansa
15.2% 10 66
2
Blue Bird Airways
4.8% 2 42
3
Arkia
2.9% 7 243
4
Wizz Air
1.9% 2 106
5
Wizz Air Malta
1.6% 2 128
6
Israir
1.0% 2 200
7
El Al
0.1% 1 672
8
United
0.0% 0 41
9
Aegean
0.0% 0 44
10
Transavia
0.0% 0 34
11
flydubai
0.0% 0 137
12
Ethiopian
0.0% 0 36
13
Etihad
0.0% 0 70
14
LOT Polish
0.0% 0 32

Using This Data?

In the week of 11-17 January 2026, Ben Gurion Airport recorded 2,327 flights; 73.5% operated on time (within 15 minutes) and 2.1% were cancelled — TLV Flights data. Source: https://www.tlvflights.com/en/flight-statistics/week-2026-01-11/
<a href="https://www.tlvflights.com/en/flight-statistics/week-2026-01-11/">Ben Gurion Airport Flight Punctuality Report — 11-17 January 2026</a>
Download the data (CSV)Airline performance, 11-17 January 2026 — the table behind this page.
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Behind the Numbers

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