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12-18 July 2026

Ben Gurion Airport, 12-18 July 2026: 51.6% On Time, 50 Cancellations

Total Flights
3,229
Unique physical flights
On Time
51.6%
Down from 52.6% the week before
Cancelled
50
1.5% of total · was 56
Avg. Delay (min)
70.4
Delayed flights only

Summary

In the week of 12-18 July 2026, Ben Gurion Airport recorded 3,229 flights. Only 51.6% of flights were on time (within 15 minutes of scheduled time).

50 flights were cancelled (1.5% of total). The average delay for delayed flights was 70.4 minutes.

Compared with the previous week: on-time performance worsened from 52.6% to 51.6%, and cancellations dropped from 56 to 50.

Key Takeaways

  • Azerbaijan Airlines leads with 95.2% on-time performance (42 flights)
  • Highest cancellation rate: Arkia with 6.0% (31 flights cancelled)
  • Most popular route: LARNACA with 221 flights
  • Most delayed route: TBILISI (only 24.2% on-time, avg. delay 63.1 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
1,611
1,618
On Time
54.1%
49.0%
Avg Delay (min)
77.6
64.0
Cancelled
26
24

Delay Distribution

On Time (0-15m)
1,639 (50.8%)
Minor (16-30m)
480 (14.9%)
Moderate (31-60m)
492 (15.2%)
Significant (1-2h)
343 (10.6%)
Severe (2h+)
225 (7.0%)
Cancelled
50 (1.5%)

Top 10 Destinations

# Destination Flights Arrivals Departures
1
LARNACA
 221 113 108
2
ATHENS
 200 94 106
3
DUBAI
 141 70 71
4
HERAKLION
 124 61 63
5
RHODES-PARADISI
 113 56 57
6
RAMON
 108 54 54
7
ROME - FIUMICINO
 106 53 53
8
BUDAPEST
 98 49 49
9
PAPHOS
 94 47 47
10
BATUMI
 86 43 43
Most Punctual
Azerbaijan Airlines
95.2% on time
Lowest On-Time Rate
Blue Bird Airways
21.2% on time

Full Airline Ranking

# Airline On Time Flights Avg. Delay
1
Azerbaijan Airlines
95.2% 42 28.0 min
2
Wizz Air
83.8% 68 31.2 min
3
Cyprus Airways
83.3% 30 26.2 min
4
flydubai
82.9% 141 66.2 min
5
Ethiopian
69.0% 42 53.2 min
6
Aegean
67.0% 88 40.1 min
7
Etihad
65.5% 84 52.8 min
8
Wizz Air Malta
59.4% 64 56.4 min
9
El Al
58.1% 959 44.8 min
10
LOT Polish
53.8% 39 45.3 min
11
Arkia
47.5% 517 73.8 min
12
Israir
35.6% 460 76.4 min
13
TUS Airways
23.1% 107 125.9 min
14
Blue Bird Airways
21.2% 267 113.1 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
Azerbaijan Airlines
100.0% 21 0 min
2
Wizz Air
94.1% 34 27.0 min
3
flydubai
88.6% 70 66.6 min
4
Cyprus Airways
86.7% 15 18.0 min
5
Ethiopian
85.7% 21 84.7 min
6
Wizz Air Malta
78.1% 32 59.4 min
7
Aegean
68.2% 44 38.5 min
8
LOT Polish
65.0% 20 43.0 min
9
El Al
54.7% 478 47.9 min
10
Etihad
52.4% 42 49.7 min
11
Arkia
50.8% 257 89.5 min
12
Israir
39.8% 229 80.2 min
13
TUS Airways
28.3% 55 138.1 min
14
Blue Bird Airways
22.0% 134 128.6 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
Azerbaijan Airlines
90.5% 21 28.0 min
2
Cyprus Airways
80.0% 15 31.7 min
3
Etihad
78.6% 42 59.7 min
4
flydubai
77.1% 71 66.0 min
5
Wizz Air
73.5% 34 32.1 min
6
Aegean
65.9% 44 41.5 min
7
El Al
61.3% 481 41.3 min
8
Ethiopian
52.4% 21 43.7 min
9
Arkia
44.3% 260 60.1 min
10
LOT Polish
42.1% 19 46.7 min
11
Wizz Air Malta
40.6% 32 55.3 min
12
Israir
31.4% 231 73.1 min
13
Blue Bird Airways
20.5% 133 97.8 min
14
TUS Airways
17.6% 52 114.9 min

Cancellation Ranking

Airlines ranked by cancellation rate (minimum 50 flights)

# Airline Cancel Rate Cancelled Total
1
Arkia
6.0% 31 517
2
TUS Airways
2.8% 3 107
3
Israir
1.1% 5 460
4
Blue Bird Airways
1.1% 3 267
5
flydubai
0.7% 1 141
6
El Al
0.3% 3 959
7
Aegean
0.0% 0 88
8
Wizz Air
0.0% 0 68
9
Wizz Air Malta
0.0% 0 64
10
Cyprus Airways
0.0% 0 30
11
LOT Polish
0.0% 0 39
12
Etihad
0.0% 0 84
13
Ethiopian
0.0% 0 42
14
Azerbaijan Airlines
0.0% 0 42

Using This Data?

In the week of 12-18 July 2026, Ben Gurion Airport recorded 3,229 flights; 51.6% operated on time (within 15 minutes) and 1.5% were cancelled. Azerbaijan Airlines led the punctuality ranking with 95.2% — TLV Flights data. Source: https://www.tlvflights.com/en/flight-statistics/week-2026-07-12/
<a href="https://www.tlvflights.com/en/flight-statistics/week-2026-07-12/">Ben Gurion Airport Flight Punctuality Report — 12-18 July 2026</a>
Download the data (CSV)Airline performance, 12-18 July 2026 — the table behind this page.
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Behind the Numbers

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Where the data comes from. The figures are collected from the Israel Airports Authority and from further public sources, and saved here daily since 10 December 2025.

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