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18-24 January 2026

Ben Gurion Airport, 18-24 January 2026: 75.8% On Time, 22 Cancellations

Total Flights
2,235
Unique physical flights
On Time
75.8%
Up from 73.5% the week before
Cancelled
22
1.0% of total · was 48
Avg. Delay (min)
56.1
Delayed flights only

Summary

In the week of 18-24 January 2026, Ben Gurion Airport recorded 2,235 flights. Only 75.8% of flights were on time (within 15 minutes of scheduled time).

22 flights were cancelled (1.0% of total). The average delay for delayed flights was 56.1 minutes.

Compared with the previous week: on-time performance improved from 73.5% to 75.8%, and cancellations dropped from 48 to 22.

Key Takeaways

  • Etihad leads with 97.1% on-time performance (70 flights)
  • Highest cancellation rate: Lufthansa with 16.0% (8 flights cancelled)
  • Most popular route: DUBAI with 198 flights
  • Most delayed route: TBILISI (only 38.9% on-time, avg. delay 53.0 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
1,120
1,115
On Time
76.6%
75.0%
Avg Delay (min)
65.5
47.2
Cancelled
10
12

Delay Distribution

On Time (0-15m)
1,677 (75.0%)
Minor (16-30m)
257 (11.5%)
Moderate (31-60m)
143 (6.4%)
Significant (1-2h)
87 (3.9%)
Severe (2h+)
49 (2.2%)
Cancelled
22 (1.0%)

Top 10 Destinations

# Destination Flights Arrivals Departures
1
DUBAI
 198 99 99
2
RAMON
 134 67 67
3
ATHENS
 133 66 67
4
ROME - FIUMICINO
 84 42 42
5
BUDAPEST
 82 42 40
6
BUCHAREST - OTOPENI
 81 41 40
7
TBILISI
 72 37 35
8
LARNACA
 71 36 35
9
ABU DHABI
 70 35 35
10
PARIS-CHARLES DE GAULLE
 69 35 34
Most Punctual
Etihad
97.1% on time
Lowest On-Time Rate
Israir
63.0% on time

Full Airline Ranking

# Airline On Time Flights Avg. Delay
1
Etihad
97.1% 70 27.5 min
2
Aegean
92.9% 42 17.3 min
3
Transavia
90.9% 33 30.3 min
4
Wizz Air Malta
89.3% 122 36.3 min
5
Wizz Air
84.6% 104 38.6 min
6
El Al
73.9% 676 67.3 min
7
Arkia
73.8% 245 59.3 min
8
United
73.8% 42 61.3 min
9
Lufthansa
73.8% 50 47.1 min
10
flydubai
69.1% 136 29.8 min
11
Ethiopian
66.7% 36 39.8 min
12
Israir
63.0% 202 54.4 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
Aegean
100.0% 21 0 min
2
Transavia
100.0% 16 0 min
3
Etihad
100.0% 35 0 min
4
Wizz Air Malta
95.1% 61 46.7 min
5
Wizz Air
92.3% 52 27.8 min
6
Lufthansa
81.0% 25 49.8 min
7
Arkia
78.2% 121 83.6 min
8
United
71.4% 21 70.7 min
9
flydubai
69.1% 68 28.9 min
10
El Al
68.5% 338 74.7 min
11
Israir
67.0% 101 59.4 min
12
Ethiopian
61.1% 18 37.9 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
Etihad
94.3% 35 27.5 min
2
Aegean
85.7% 21 17.3 min
3
Wizz Air Malta
83.6% 61 33.2 min
4
Transavia
82.4% 17 30.3 min
5
El Al
79.2% 338 56.1 min
6
Wizz Air
76.9% 52 42.2 min
7
United
76.2% 21 50.0 min
8
Ethiopian
72.2% 18 42.6 min
9
Arkia
69.4% 124 42.2 min
10
flydubai
69.1% 68 30.7 min
11
Lufthansa
66.7% 25 45.6 min
12
Israir
59.0% 101 50.4 min

Cancellation Ranking

Airlines ranked by cancellation rate (minimum 50 flights)

# Airline Cancel Rate Cancelled Total
1
Lufthansa
16.0% 8 50
2
Arkia
2.0% 5 245
3
Israir
1.0% 2 202
4
El Al
0.3% 2 676
5
United
0.0% 0 42
6
Aegean
0.0% 0 42
7
Wizz Air
0.0% 0 104
8
Wizz Air Malta
0.0% 0 122
9
Transavia
0.0% 0 33
10
flydubai
0.0% 0 136
11
Etihad
0.0% 0 70
12
Ethiopian
0.0% 0 36

Using This Data?

In the week of 18-24 January 2026, Ben Gurion Airport recorded 2,235 flights; 75.8% operated on time (within 15 minutes) and 1.0% were cancelled. Etihad led the punctuality ranking with 97.1% — TLV Flights data. Source: https://www.tlvflights.com/en/flight-statistics/week-2026-01-18/
<a href="https://www.tlvflights.com/en/flight-statistics/week-2026-01-18/">Ben Gurion Airport Flight Punctuality Report — 18-24 January 2026</a>
Download the data (CSV)Airline performance, 18-24 January 2026 — the table behind this page.
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Behind the Numbers

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