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23-29 August 2026

Ben Gurion Airport, 23-29 August 2026: 37.4% On Time, 39 Cancellations

Total Flights
3,671
Unique physical flights
On Time
37.4%
Up from 31.9% the week before
Cancelled
39
1.1% of total · was 71
Avg. Delay (min)
81.4
Delayed flights only

Summary

In the week of 23-29 August 2026, Ben Gurion Airport recorded 3,671 flights. Only 37.4% of flights were on time (within 15 minutes of scheduled time).

39 flights were cancelled (1.1% of total). The average delay for delayed flights was 81.4 minutes.

Compared with the previous week: on-time performance improved from 31.9% to 37.4%, and cancellations dropped from 71 to 39.

Key Takeaways

  • Ethiopian leads with 88.2% on-time performance (51 flights)
  • Highest cancellation rate: Arkia with 2.7% (14 flights cancelled)
  • Most popular route: LARNACA with 259 flights
  • Most delayed route: MADRID (only 14.7% on-time, avg. delay 49.7 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
1,853
1,818
On Time
41.7%
33.1%
Avg Delay (min)
90.9
73.0
Cancelled
23
16

Delay Distribution

On Time (0-15m)
1,359 (37.0%)
Minor (16-30m)
562 (15.3%)
Moderate (31-60m)
670 (18.3%)
Significant (1-2h)
599 (16.3%)
Severe (2h+)
442 (12.0%)
Cancelled
39 (1.1%)

Top 10 Destinations

# Destination Flights Arrivals Departures
1
LARNACA
 259 133 126
2
ATHENS
 218 104 114
3
HERAKLION
 193 102 91
4
DUBAI
 140 70 70
5
RAMON
 135 67 68
6
RHODES-PARADISI
 134 67 67
7
PAPHOS
 123 61 62
8
BUDAPEST
 110 55 55
9
BATUMI
 108 55 53
10
ROME - FIUMICINO
 108 54 54
Most Punctual
Ethiopian
88.2% on time
Lowest On-Time Rate
Blue Bird Airways
9.9% on time

Full Airline Ranking

# Airline On Time Flights Avg. Delay
1
Ethiopian
88.2% 51 40.3 min
2
flydubai
71.2% 140 62.2 min
3
Etihad
63.4% 82 76.5 min
4
Azerbaijan Airlines
61.0% 42 126.7 min
5
Aegean
57.6% 93 42.1 min
6
Lufthansa
57.1% 56 42.9 min
7
Cyprus Airways
53.3% 30 87.6 min
8
Wizz Air
50.0% 102 47.9 min
9
LOT Polish
50.0% 42 36.7 min
10
El Al
39.5% 974 63.0 min
11
Israir
34.7% 560 66.0 min
12
Arkia
32.6% 520 89.8 min
13
Wizz Air Malta
29.8% 84 66.8 min
14
TUS Airways
17.8% 137 128.5 min
15
Blue Bird Airways
9.9% 357 129.2 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
Ethiopian
92.3% 26 70.0 min
2
Lufthansa
78.6% 28 35.2 min
3
flydubai
75.7% 70 67.9 min
4
Wizz Air
70.6% 51 46.4 min
5
Azerbaijan Airlines
66.7% 21 132.4 min
6
Aegean
65.2% 46 42.6 min
7
LOT Polish
61.9% 21 33.0 min
8
Cyprus Airways
60.0% 15 89.0 min
9
Etihad
58.5% 41 89.4 min
10
Wizz Air Malta
50.0% 42 62.6 min
11
Arkia
40.2% 264 101.0 min
12
El Al
38.5% 491 64.7 min
13
Israir
37.2% 282 74.0 min
14
TUS Airways
15.7% 71 161.8 min
15
Blue Bird Airways
10.4% 183 146.1 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
84.0% 25 25.5 min
2
Etihad
68.3% 41 59.8 min
3
flydubai
66.7% 70 58.0 min
4
Azerbaijan Airlines
55.0% 21 122.2 min
5
Aegean
50.0% 47 41.7 min
6
Cyprus Airways
46.7% 15 86.6 min
7
El Al
40.5% 483 61.3 min
8
LOT Polish
38.1% 21 38.9 min
9
Lufthansa
35.7% 28 45.5 min
10
Israir
32.1% 278 58.6 min
11
Wizz Air
29.4% 51 48.5 min
12
Arkia
24.8% 256 80.7 min
13
TUS Airways
20.0% 66 90.7 min
14
Wizz Air Malta
9.5% 42 69.2 min
15
Blue Bird Airways
9.4% 174 111.4 min

Cancellation Ranking

Airlines ranked by cancellation rate (minimum 50 flights)

# Airline Cancel Rate Cancelled Total
1
Arkia
2.7% 14 520
2
Azerbaijan Airlines
2.4% 1 42
3
TUS Airways
1.5% 2 137
4
Blue Bird Airways
1.1% 4 357
5
Israir
1.1% 6 560
6
Aegean
1.1% 1 93
7
flydubai
0.7% 1 140
8
El Al
0.6% 6 974
9
Lufthansa
0.0% 0 56
10
Wizz Air
0.0% 0 102
11
Wizz Air Malta
0.0% 0 84
12
Cyprus Airways
0.0% 0 30
13
Ethiopian
0.0% 0 51
14
LOT Polish
0.0% 0 42
15
Etihad
0.0% 0 82

Using This Data?

In the week of 23-29 August 2026, Ben Gurion Airport recorded 3,671 flights; 37.4% operated on time (within 15 minutes) and 1.1% were cancelled. Ethiopian led the punctuality ranking with 88.2% — TLV Flights data. Source: https://www.tlvflights.com/en/flight-statistics/week-2026-08-23/
<a href="https://www.tlvflights.com/en/flight-statistics/week-2026-08-23/">Ben Gurion Airport Flight Punctuality Report — 23-29 August 2026</a>
Download the data (CSV)Airline performance, 23-29 August 2026 — the table behind this page.
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Behind the Numbers

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