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17-23 May 2026

Ben Gurion Airport, 17-23 May 2026: 60.8% On Time, 15 Cancellations

Total Flights
1,869
Unique physical flights
On Time
60.8%
Down from 64.3% the week before
Cancelled
15
0.8% of total · was 23
Avg. Delay (min)
65.7
Delayed flights only

Summary

In the week of 17-23 May 2026, Ben Gurion Airport recorded 1,869 flights. Only 60.8% of flights were on time (within 15 minutes of scheduled time).

15 flights were cancelled (0.8% of total). The average delay for delayed flights was 65.7 minutes.

Compared with the previous week: on-time performance worsened from 64.3% to 60.8%, and cancellations dropped from 23 to 15.

Key Takeaways

  • Aegean leads with 75.0% on-time performance (40 flights)
  • Highest cancellation rate: Arkia with 2.2% (8 flights cancelled)
  • Most popular route: ATHENS with 156 flights
  • Most delayed route: CHISINAU (only 34.4% on-time, avg. delay 55.7 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
917
952
On Time
59.4%
62.1%
Avg Delay (min)
66.9
64.4
Cancelled
6
9

Delay Distribution

On Time (0-15m)
1,127 (60.3%)
Minor (16-30m)
236 (12.6%)
Moderate (31-60m)
246 (13.2%)
Significant (1-2h)
146 (7.8%)
Severe (2h+)
99 (5.3%)
Cancelled
15 (0.8%)

Top 10 Destinations

# Destination Flights Arrivals Departures
1
ATHENS
 156 78 78
2
LARNACA
 126 61 65
3
RAMON
 121 61 60
4
DUBAI
 78 39 39
5
BATUMI
 61 30 31
6
HERAKLION
 61 28 33
7
PAPHOS
 61 29 32
8
RHODES-PARADISI
 58 28 30
9
BUDAPEST
 57 28 29
10
PARIS-CHARLES DE GAULLE
 57 29 28
Most Punctual
Aegean
75.0% on time
Lowest On-Time Rate
Israir
48.2% on time

Full Airline Ranking

# Airline On Time Flights Avg. Delay
1
Aegean
75.0% 40 35.9 min
2
TUS Airways
73.5% 34 99.6 min
3
El Al
69.3% 667 49.7 min
4
flydubai
65.4% 78 37.5 min
5
Blue Bird Airways
57.9% 114 75.0 min
6
Arkia
52.0% 360 75.3 min
7
Israir
48.2% 370 70.9 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
73.7% 19 32.4 min
2
TUS Airways
70.6% 17 105.4 min
3
flydubai
61.5% 39 33.0 min
4
El Al
60.4% 328 49.4 min
5
Blue Bird Airways
58.5% 53 79.3 min
6
Arkia
55.0% 173 83.5 min
7
Israir
52.5% 186 76.0 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
77.9% 339 50.2 min
2
TUS Airways
76.5% 17 92.2 min
3
Aegean
76.2% 21 39.4 min
4
flydubai
69.2% 39 43.1 min
5
Blue Bird Airways
57.4% 61 71.3 min
6
Arkia
49.2% 187 68.4 min
7
Israir
44.0% 184 66.6 min

Cancellation Ranking

Airlines ranked by cancellation rate (minimum 50 flights)

# Airline Cancel Rate Cancelled Total
1
Arkia
2.2% 8 360
2
Israir
1.4% 5 370
3
El Al
0.0% 0 667
4
Blue Bird Airways
0.0% 0 114
5
flydubai
0.0% 0 78
6
TUS Airways
0.0% 0 34
7
Aegean
0.0% 0 40

Using This Data?

In the week of 17-23 May 2026, Ben Gurion Airport recorded 1,869 flights; 60.8% operated on time (within 15 minutes) and 0.8% were cancelled — TLV Flights data. Source: https://www.tlvflights.com/en/flight-statistics/week-2026-05-17/
<a href="https://www.tlvflights.com/en/flight-statistics/week-2026-05-17/">Ben Gurion Airport Flight Punctuality Report — 17-23 May 2026</a>
Download the data (CSV)Airline performance, 17-23 May 2026 — the table behind this page.
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Behind the Numbers

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