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26 July - 1 August 2026

Ben Gurion Airport, 26 July - 1 August 2026: 40.2% On Time, 82 Cancellations

Total Flights
3,461
Unique physical flights
On Time
40.2%
Down from 46.9% the week before
Cancelled
82
2.4% of total · was 58
Avg. Delay (min)
83.3
Delayed flights only

Summary

In the week of 26 July - 1 August 2026, Ben Gurion Airport recorded 3,461 flights. Only 40.2% of flights were on time (within 15 minutes of scheduled time).

82 flights were cancelled (2.4% of total). The average delay for delayed flights was 83.3 minutes.

Compared with the previous week: on-time performance worsened from 46.9% to 40.2%, and cancellations grew from 58 to 82.

Key Takeaways

  • Azerbaijan Airlines leads with 85.7% on-time performance (42 flights)
  • Highest cancellation rate: LOT Polish with 6.7% (3 flights cancelled)
  • Most popular route: LARNACA with 232 flights
  • Most delayed route: ZURICH (only 16.7% on-time, avg. delay 46.3 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
1,729
1,732
On Time
45.5%
35.0%
Avg Delay (min)
91.2
76.7
Cancelled
42
40

Delay Distribution

On Time (0-15m)
1,360 (39.3%)
Minor (16-30m)
527 (15.2%)
Moderate (31-60m)
565 (16.3%)
Significant (1-2h)
506 (14.6%)
Severe (2h+)
421 (12.2%)
Cancelled
82 (2.4%)

Top 10 Destinations

# Destination Flights Arrivals Departures
1
LARNACA
 232 115 117
2
ATHENS
 211 100 111
3
HERAKLION
 148 73 75
4
DUBAI
 139 70 69
5
RHODES-PARADISI
 130 64 66
6
RAMON
 110 55 55
7
ROME - FIUMICINO
 107 53 54
8
PAPHOS
 107 54 53
9
BUDAPEST
 103 52 51
10
BUCHAREST - OTOPENI
 101 49 52
Most Punctual
Azerbaijan Airlines
85.7% on time
Lowest On-Time Rate
Blue Bird Airways
15.8% on time

Full Airline Ranking

# Airline On Time Flights Avg. Delay
1
Azerbaijan Airlines
85.7% 42 95.0 min
2
Etihad
78.6% 84 60.2 min
3
flydubai
73.5% 139 69.0 min
4
Ethiopian
71.4% 42 39.0 min
5
Lufthansa
66.7% 30 39.8 min
6
Cyprus Airways
60.0% 30 33.8 min
7
Aegean
53.9% 89 60.1 min
8
Wizz Air
51.5% 66 45.4 min
9
El Al
46.2% 986 58.4 min
10
Wizz Air Malta
45.5% 66 49.2 min
11
LOT Polish
45.2% 45 52.0 min
12
Arkia
33.7% 552 107.2 min
13
Israir
24.9% 498 76.9 min
14
TUS Airways
19.5% 125 116.4 min
15
Blue Bird Airways
15.8% 309 133.9 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
Azerbaijan Airlines
95.2% 21 144.0 min
2
Lufthansa
86.7% 15 32.5 min
3
Ethiopian
85.7% 21 36.0 min
4
Etihad
83.3% 42 57.3 min
5
flydubai
79.4% 70 74.4 min
6
Wizz Air
75.8% 33 30.9 min
7
Cyprus Airways
73.3% 15 30.0 min
8
Wizz Air Malta
69.7% 33 42.9 min
9
Aegean
56.8% 44 55.8 min
10
LOT Polish
52.4% 23 49.2 min
11
El Al
43.4% 493 64.4 min
12
Arkia
41.2% 274 129.2 min
13
TUS Airways
30.5% 64 116.7 min
14
Israir
29.3% 247 84.0 min
15
Blue Bird Airways
20.5% 155 147.4 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
Azerbaijan Airlines
76.2% 21 85.2 min
2
Etihad
73.8% 42 62.0 min
3
flydubai
67.6% 69 65.5 min
4
Ethiopian
57.1% 21 40.0 min
5
Aegean
51.1% 45 63.8 min
6
El Al
49.1% 493 51.7 min
7
Lufthansa
46.7% 15 41.6 min
8
Cyprus Airways
46.7% 15 35.6 min
9
LOT Polish
38.1% 22 54.1 min
10
Wizz Air
27.3% 33 50.3 min
11
Arkia
26.3% 278 89.8 min
12
Wizz Air Malta
21.2% 33 51.7 min
13
Israir
20.6% 251 70.7 min
14
Blue Bird Airways
11.0% 154 121.8 min
15
TUS Airways
8.5% 61 116.2 min

Cancellation Ranking

Airlines ranked by cancellation rate (minimum 50 flights)

# Airline Cancel Rate Cancelled Total
1
LOT Polish
6.7% 3 45
2
TUS Airways
5.6% 7 125
3
Blue Bird Airways
5.5% 17 309
4
Arkia
5.4% 30 552
5
flydubai
2.2% 3 139
6
Israir
0.8% 4 498
7
El Al
0.2% 2 986
8
Lufthansa
0.0% 0 30
9
Aegean
0.0% 0 89
10
Wizz Air
0.0% 0 66
11
Wizz Air Malta
0.0% 0 66
12
Cyprus Airways
0.0% 0 30
13
Ethiopian
0.0% 0 42
14
Etihad
0.0% 0 84
15
Azerbaijan Airlines
0.0% 0 42

Using This Data?

In the week of 26 July - 1 August 2026, Ben Gurion Airport recorded 3,461 flights; 40.2% operated on time (within 15 minutes) and 2.4% were cancelled. Azerbaijan Airlines led the punctuality ranking with 85.7% — TLV Flights data. Source: https://www.tlvflights.com/en/flight-statistics/week-2026-07-26/
<a href="https://www.tlvflights.com/en/flight-statistics/week-2026-07-26/">Ben Gurion Airport Flight Punctuality Report — 26 July - 1 August 2026</a>
Download the data (CSV)Airline performance, 26 July - 1 August 2026 — the table behind this page.
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Behind the Numbers

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