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16-22 August 2026

Ben Gurion Airport, 16-22 August 2026: 31.9% On Time, 74 Cancellations

Total Flights
3,689
Unique physical flights
On Time
31.9%
Down from 37.6% the week before
Cancelled
74
2.0% of total · was 91
Avg. Delay (min)
116.8
Delayed flights only

Summary

In the week of 16-22 August 2026, Ben Gurion Airport recorded 3,689 flights. Only 31.9% of flights were on time (within 15 minutes of scheduled time).

74 flights were cancelled (2.0% of total). The average delay for delayed flights was 116.8 minutes.

Compared with the previous week: on-time performance worsened from 37.6% to 31.9%, and cancellations dropped from 91 to 74.

Key Takeaways

  • Azerbaijan Airlines leads with 75.6% on-time performance (41 flights)
  • Highest cancellation rate: LOT Polish with 8.9% (4 flights cancelled)
  • Most popular route: LARNACA with 259 flights
  • Most delayed route: CORFU (only 3.7% on-time, avg. delay 146.5 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
1,843
1,846
On Time
38.2%
25.7%
Avg Delay (min)
130.2
105.7
Cancelled
40
34

Delay Distribution

On Time (0-15m)
1,154 (31.3%)
Minor (16-30m)
480 (13.0%)
Moderate (31-60m)
636 (17.2%)
Significant (1-2h)
615 (16.7%)
Severe (2h+)
730 (19.8%)
Cancelled
74 (2.0%)

Top 10 Destinations

# Destination Flights Arrivals Departures
1
LARNACA
 259 128 131
2
ATHENS
 214 100 114
3
HERAKLION
 195 98 97
4
DUBAI
 140 70 70
5
RAMON
 136 68 68
6
RHODES-PARADISI
 134 67 67
7
PAPHOS
 128 64 64
8
BUDAPEST
 109 55 54
9
ROME - FIUMICINO
 107 53 54
10
BUCHAREST - OTOPENI
 104 51 53
Most Punctual
Azerbaijan Airlines
75.6% on time
Lowest On-Time Rate
Blue Bird Airways
8.7% on time

Full Airline Ranking

# Airline On Time Flights Avg. Delay
1
Azerbaijan Airlines
75.6% 41 107.3 min
2
Ethiopian
75.5% 53 49.2 min
3
flydubai
70.7% 140 89.0 min
4
Etihad
66.2% 80 70.8 min
5
Aegean
52.7% 93 59.6 min
6
Wizz Air
50.5% 102 68.3 min
7
Cyprus Airways
50.0% 30 134.2 min
8
Lufthansa
38.5% 56 53.2 min
9
El Al
38.4% 973 86.3 min
10
Wizz Air Malta
33.8% 84 61.9 min
11
LOT Polish
26.8% 45 45.7 min
12
Arkia
21.3% 527 142.7 min
13
Israir
20.7% 555 103.7 min
14
TUS Airways
12.6% 150 166.5 min
15
Blue Bird Airways
8.7% 360 188.3 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
85.7% 21 90.0 min
2
Ethiopian
85.2% 27 40.5 min
3
Etihad
82.5% 40 103.4 min
4
flydubai
81.4% 70 110.0 min
5
Wizz Air
68.6% 51 67.8 min
6
Cyprus Airways
66.7% 15 160.2 min
7
Aegean
65.2% 46 57.1 min
8
Lufthansa
61.5% 28 49.8 min
9
Wizz Air Malta
52.5% 42 47.8 min
10
El Al
38.7% 485 91.0 min
11
LOT Polish
33.3% 23 39.1 min
12
Arkia
27.5% 265 164.7 min
13
Israir
26.2% 278 113.7 min
14
TUS Airways
15.5% 73 198.7 min
15
Blue Bird Airways
10.1% 180 210.2 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
65.4% 26 53.1 min
2
Azerbaijan Airlines
65.0% 20 114.7 min
3
flydubai
60.0% 70 79.2 min
4
Etihad
50.0% 40 59.4 min
5
Aegean
40.4% 47 61.0 min
6
El Al
38.1% 488 81.8 min
7
Cyprus Airways
33.3% 15 121.2 min
8
Wizz Air
32.0% 51 68.5 min
9
LOT Polish
20.0% 22 51.4 min
10
Lufthansa
15.4% 28 54.8 min
11
Arkia
15.2% 262 124.0 min
12
Israir
15.2% 277 95.0 min
13
Wizz Air Malta
15.0% 42 69.8 min
14
TUS Airways
9.7% 77 136.8 min
15
Blue Bird Airways
7.3% 180 167.3 min

Cancellation Ranking

Airlines ranked by cancellation rate (minimum 50 flights)

# Airline Cancel Rate Cancelled Total
1
LOT Polish
8.9% 4 45
2
Lufthansa
7.1% 4 56
3
Wizz Air Malta
4.8% 4 84
4
TUS Airways
4.7% 7 150
5
Arkia
2.8% 15 527
6
El Al
1.0% 10 973
7
Wizz Air
1.0% 1 102
8
Blue Bird Airways
0.8% 3 360
9
Israir
0.7% 4 555
10
Aegean
0.0% 0 93
11
Ethiopian
0.0% 0 53
12
Cyprus Airways
0.0% 0 30
13
Etihad
0.0% 0 80
14
flydubai
0.0% 0 140
15
Azerbaijan Airlines
0.0% 0 41

Using This Data?

In the week of 16-22 August 2026, Ben Gurion Airport recorded 3,689 flights; 31.9% operated on time (within 15 minutes) and 2.0% were cancelled — TLV Flights data. Source: https://www.tlvflights.com/en/flight-statistics/week-2026-08-16/
<a href="https://www.tlvflights.com/en/flight-statistics/week-2026-08-16/">Ben Gurion Airport Flight Punctuality Report — 16-22 August 2026</a>
Download the data (CSV)Airline performance, 16-22 August 2026 — the table behind this page.
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