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2-8 August 2026

Ben Gurion Airport, 2-8 August 2026: 42.3% On Time, 96 Cancellations

Total Flights
3,608
Unique physical flights
On Time
42.3%
Up from 40.2% the week before
Cancelled
96
2.7% of total · was 82
Avg. Delay (min)
82.4
Delayed flights only

Summary

In the week of 2-8 August 2026, Ben Gurion Airport recorded 3,608 flights. Only 42.3% of flights were on time (within 15 minutes of scheduled time).

96 flights were cancelled (2.7% of total). The average delay for delayed flights was 82.4 minutes.

Compared with the previous week: on-time performance improved from 40.2% to 42.3%, and cancellations grew from 82 to 96.

Key Takeaways

  • Azerbaijan Airlines leads with 92.9% on-time performance (42 flights)
  • Highest cancellation rate: TUS Airways with 6.4% (9 flights cancelled)
  • Most popular route: LARNACA with 240 flights
  • Most delayed route: CORFU (only 17.3% on-time, avg. delay 106.2 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
1,797
1,811
On Time
46.1%
38.6%
Avg Delay (min)
94.5
71.7
Cancelled
40
56

Delay Distribution

On Time (0-15m)
1,487 (41.2%)
Minor (16-30m)
521 (14.4%)
Moderate (31-60m)
599 (16.6%)
Significant (1-2h)
530 (14.7%)
Severe (2h+)
375 (10.4%)
Cancelled
96 (2.7%)

Top 10 Destinations

# Destination Flights Arrivals Departures
1
LARNACA
 240 118 122
2
ATHENS
 208 96 112
3
HERAKLION
 165 81 84
4
DUBAI
 151 74 77
5
RAMON
 137 69 68
6
RHODES-PARADISI
 133 65 68
7
PAPHOS
 108 54 54
8
ROME - FIUMICINO
 106 51 55
9
BATUMI
 105 52 53
10
BUDAPEST
 104 52 52
Most Punctual
Azerbaijan Airlines
92.9% on time
Lowest On-Time Rate
Blue Bird Airways
16.6% on time

Full Airline Ranking

# Airline On Time Flights Avg. Delay
1
Azerbaijan Airlines
92.9% 42 45.3 min
2
Etihad
92.5% 80 30.0 min
3
Ethiopian
85.4% 48 42.9 min
4
flydubai
81.2% 149 46.0 min
5
Cyprus Airways
56.7% 30 34.9 min
6
Wizz Air
55.8% 86 56.5 min
7
Aegean
53.3% 92 52.8 min
8
LOT Polish
50.0% 40 48.5 min
9
El Al
46.9% 970 55.1 min
10
Wizz Air Malta
41.2% 80 110.4 min
11
Lufthansa
41.1% 56 49.8 min
12
Arkia
35.6% 537 90.7 min
13
Israir
32.4% 544 71.4 min
14
TUS Airways
18.3% 140 138.9 min
15
Blue Bird Airways
16.6% 321 126.1 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
Etihad
100.0% 40 0 min
2
Azerbaijan Airlines
100.0% 21 0 min
3
Ethiopian
95.8% 24 63.0 min
4
flydubai
90.3% 73 39.7 min
5
Wizz Air
74.4% 43 47.9 min
6
Cyprus Airways
73.3% 15 37.0 min
7
LOT Polish
60.0% 20 46.5 min
8
Aegean
58.7% 46 52.2 min
9
Lufthansa
53.6% 28 36.4 min
10
Wizz Air Malta
52.5% 40 74.5 min
11
Arkia
44.4% 266 116.4 min
12
El Al
39.4% 486 60.1 min
13
Israir
36.4% 270 86.3 min
14
TUS Airways
21.5% 67 167.2 min
15
Blue Bird Airways
21.2% 160 148.7 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
85.7% 21 45.3 min
2
Etihad
85.0% 40 30.0 min
3
Ethiopian
75.0% 24 39.5 min
4
flydubai
72.2% 76 48.2 min
5
El Al
54.5% 484 48.4 min
6
Aegean
47.8% 46 53.3 min
7
Cyprus Airways
40.0% 15 34.0 min
8
LOT Polish
40.0% 20 49.8 min
9
Wizz Air
37.2% 43 60.0 min
10
Wizz Air Malta
30.0% 40 134.8 min
11
Lufthansa
28.6% 28 58.5 min
12
Israir
28.5% 274 58.2 min
13
Arkia
26.7% 271 70.9 min
14
TUS Airways
15.2% 73 113.1 min
15
Blue Bird Airways
12.0% 161 105.6 min

Cancellation Ranking

Airlines ranked by cancellation rate (minimum 50 flights)

# Airline Cancel Rate Cancelled Total
1
TUS Airways
6.4% 9 140
2
Blue Bird Airways
6.2% 20 321
3
Israir
4.8% 26 544
4
Arkia
4.3% 23 537
5
flydubai
3.4% 5 149
6
El Al
0.5% 5 970
7
Lufthansa
0.0% 0 56
8
Aegean
0.0% 0 92
9
Wizz Air
0.0% 0 86
10
Wizz Air Malta
0.0% 0 80
11
Cyprus Airways
0.0% 0 30
12
LOT Polish
0.0% 0 40
13
Ethiopian
0.0% 0 48
14
Etihad
0.0% 0 80
15
Azerbaijan Airlines
0.0% 0 42

Using This Data?

In the week of 2-8 August 2026, Ben Gurion Airport recorded 3,608 flights; 42.3% operated on time (within 15 minutes) and 2.7% were cancelled — TLV Flights data. Source: https://www.tlvflights.com/en/flight-statistics/week-2026-08-02/
<a href="https://www.tlvflights.com/en/flight-statistics/week-2026-08-02/">Ben Gurion Airport Flight Punctuality Report — 2-8 August 2026</a>
Download the data (CSV)Airline performance, 2-8 August 2026 — the table behind this page.
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Behind the Numbers

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