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31 May - 6 June 2026

Ben Gurion Airport, 31 May - 6 June 2026: 56.2% On Time, 47 Cancellations

Total Flights
2,392
Unique physical flights
On Time
56.2%
Up from 51.2% the week before
Cancelled
47
2.0% of total · was 14
Avg. Delay (min)
62.9
Delayed flights only

Summary

In the week of 31 May - 6 June 2026, Ben Gurion Airport recorded 2,392 flights. Only 56.2% of flights were on time (within 15 minutes of scheduled time).

47 flights were cancelled (2.0% of total). The average delay for delayed flights was 62.9 minutes.

Compared with the previous week: on-time performance improved from 51.2% to 56.2%, and cancellations grew from 14 to 47.

Key Takeaways

  • flydubai leads with 86.7% on-time performance (98 flights)
  • Highest cancellation rate: Blue Bird Airways with 15.8% (22 flights cancelled)
  • Most popular route: ATHENS with 182 flights
  • Most delayed route: TIVAT (only 38.6% on-time, avg. delay 67.0 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
1,188
1,204
On Time
54.3%
58.1%
Avg Delay (min)
66.0
59.6
Cancelled
21
26

Delay Distribution

On Time (0-15m)
1,318 (55.1%)
Minor (16-30m)
317 (13.3%)
Moderate (31-60m)
357 (14.9%)
Significant (1-2h)
245 (10.2%)
Severe (2h+)
108 (4.5%)
Cancelled
47 (2.0%)

Top 10 Destinations

# Destination Flights Arrivals Departures
1
ATHENS
 182 89 93
2
LARNACA
 151 75 76
3
RAMON
 115 58 57
4
DUBAI
 98 49 49
5
HERAKLION
 86 42 44
6
BUDAPEST
 79 39 40
7
ROME - FIUMICINO
 75 37 38
8
PRAGUE-RUZYNE
 68 34 34
9
RHODES-PARADISI
 66 32 34
10
PARIS-CHARLES DE GAULLE
 66 33 33
Most Punctual
flydubai
86.7% on time
Lowest On-Time Rate
Israir
42.6% on time

Full Airline Ranking

# Airline On Time Flights Avg. Delay
1
flydubai
86.7% 98 32.4 min
2
Wizz Air
84.0% 50 33.4 min
3
Ethiopian
78.8% 33 60.7 min
4
Aegean
76.1% 71 38.6 min
5
Wizz Air Malta
69.0% 42 52.6 min
6
El Al
57.2% 886 56.3 min
7
TUS Airways
55.3% 49 96.8 min
8
Blue Bird Airways
52.1% 139 64.0 min
9
Arkia
45.9% 397 68.6 min
10
Israir
42.6% 409 69.6 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
Wizz Air
96.0% 25 19.0 min
2
flydubai
87.8% 49 29.2 min
3
Wizz Air Malta
81.0% 21 60.0 min
4
Aegean
71.4% 35 37.8 min
5
Ethiopian
70.6% 17 72.4 min
6
Blue Bird Airways
54.4% 67 63.0 min
7
El Al
49.8% 440 57.4 min
8
Arkia
46.5% 199 76.9 min
9
TUS Airways
43.5% 24 95.8 min
10
Israir
42.6% 202 73.3 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
Ethiopian
87.5% 16 31.5 min
2
flydubai
85.7% 49 35.1 min
3
Aegean
80.6% 36 39.7 min
4
Wizz Air
72.0% 25 35.4 min
5
TUS Airways
66.7% 25 98.5 min
6
El Al
64.6% 446 54.9 min
7
Wizz Air Malta
57.1% 21 49.3 min
8
Blue Bird Airways
50.0% 72 64.8 min
9
Arkia
45.4% 198 60.3 min
10
Israir
42.6% 207 65.9 min

Cancellation Ranking

Airlines ranked by cancellation rate (minimum 50 flights)

# Airline Cancel Rate Cancelled Total
1
Blue Bird Airways
15.8% 22 139
2
TUS Airways
4.1% 2 49
3
Israir
2.4% 10 409
4
Arkia
0.8% 3 397
5
El Al
0.6% 5 886
6
Aegean
0.0% 0 71
7
Wizz Air
0.0% 0 50
8
Wizz Air Malta
0.0% 0 42
9
flydubai
0.0% 0 98
10
Ethiopian
0.0% 0 33

Using This Data?

In the week of 31 May - 6 June 2026, Ben Gurion Airport recorded 2,392 flights; 56.2% operated on time (within 15 minutes) and 2.0% were cancelled — TLV Flights data. Source: https://www.tlvflights.com/en/flight-statistics/week-2026-05-31/
<a href="https://www.tlvflights.com/en/flight-statistics/week-2026-05-31/">Ben Gurion Airport Flight Punctuality Report — 31 May - 6 June 2026</a>
Download the data (CSV)Airline performance, 31 May - 6 June 2026 — the table behind this page.
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