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27 September - 3 October 2026

Ben Gurion Airport, 27 September - 3 October 2026: 47.9% On Time, 112 Cancellations

Total Flights
3,743
Unique physical flights
On Time
47.9%
Down from 48.9% the week before
Cancelled
112
3.0% of total · was 38
Avg. Delay (min)
71.3
Delayed flights only

Summary

In the week of 27 September - 3 October 2026, Ben Gurion Airport recorded 3,743 flights. Only 47.9% of flights were on time (within 15 minutes of scheduled time).

112 flights were cancelled (3.0% of total). The average delay for delayed flights was 71.3 minutes.

Compared with the previous week: on-time performance worsened from 48.9% to 47.9%, and cancellations grew from 38 to 112.

Key Takeaways

  • Azerbaijan Airlines leads with 88.1% on-time performance (42 flights)
  • Highest cancellation rate: flydubai with 34.2% (41 flights cancelled)
  • Most popular route: LARNACA with 261 flights
  • Most delayed route: BARCELONA (only 23.9% on-time, avg. delay 98.2 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.

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
1,904
1,839
On Time
47.9%
47.9%
Avg Delay (min)
77.7
64.5
Cancelled
54
58

Delay Distribution

On Time (0-15m)
1,739 (46.5%)
Minor (16-30m)
591 (15.8%)
Moderate (31-60m)
621 (16.6%)
Significant (1-2h)
410 (11.0%)
Severe (2h+)
270 (7.2%)
Cancelled
112 (3.0%)

Top 10 Destinations

# Destination Flights Arrivals Departures
1
LARNACA
 261 125 136
2
ATHENS
 226 115 111
3
HERAKLION
 158 89 69
4
DUBAI
 138 73 65
5
ROME - FIUMICINO
 137 69 68
6
RHODES-PARADISI
 132 68 64
7
RAMON
 127 64 63
8
BUDAPEST
 121 60 61
9
PAPHOS
 105 53 52
10
BATUMI
 98 48 50
Most Punctual
Azerbaijan Airlines
88.1% 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
88.1% 42 52.4 min
2
Etihad
82.6% 88 25.7 min
3
Ethiopian
80.0% 50 37.1 min
4
Wizz Air
63.4% 134 37.0 min
5
LOT Polish
59.5% 42 30.2 min
6
Austrian
58.8% 36 40.6 min
7
Aegean
57.0% 100 51.0 min
8
El Al
56.3% 954 48.0 min
9
Cyprus Airways
55.9% 34 36.7 min
10
Lufthansa
52.5% 61 34.8 min
11
Arkia
43.8% 501 69.7 min
12
flydubai
41.8% 120 49.2 min
13
Wizz Air Malta
40.0% 142 77.8 min
14
Israir
36.8% 528 73.9 min
15
Transavia
31.2% 32 45.1 min
16
TUS Airways
27.2% 159 136.6 min
17
Blue Bird Airways
21.2% 300 122.4 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% 21 103.0 min
2
Ethiopian
88.0% 25 46.7 min
3
Wizz Air
83.6% 67 43.0 min
4
Etihad
67.4% 44 26.1 min
5
Austrian
64.7% 18 47.3 min
6
Cyprus Airways
58.8% 17 36.9 min
7
Lufthansa
58.1% 31 31.5 min
8
LOT Polish
57.1% 21 34.7 min
9
Aegean
56.9% 51 55.4 min
10
Wizz Air Malta
54.3% 71 82.2 min
11
Transavia
50.0% 16 31.4 min
12
El Al
46.9% 476 46.0 min
13
Arkia
45.7% 253 74.9 min
14
flydubai
42.5% 60 55.7 min
15
Israir
38.7% 272 78.0 min
16
TUS Airways
27.2% 84 173.4 min
17
Blue Bird Airways
21.1% 166 144.5 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
Etihad
97.7% 44 20.0 min
2
Azerbaijan Airlines
81.0% 21 39.8 min
3
Ethiopian
72.0% 25 33.0 min
4
El Al
65.6% 478 50.9 min
5
LOT Polish
61.9% 21 25.2 min
6
Aegean
57.1% 49 46.5 min
7
Austrian
52.9% 18 35.6 min
8
Cyprus Airways
52.9% 17 36.6 min
9
Lufthansa
46.7% 30 37.6 min
10
Wizz Air
43.3% 67 35.3 min
11
Arkia
41.8% 248 64.8 min
12
flydubai
41.0% 60 42.7 min
13
Israir
34.6% 256 69.8 min
14
TUS Airways
27.1% 75 94.1 min
15
Wizz Air Malta
25.7% 71 75.1 min
16
Blue Bird Airways
21.4% 134 95.2 min
17
Transavia
12.5% 16 53.0 min

Cancellation Ranking

Airlines ranked by cancellation rate (minimum 50 flights)

# Airline Cancel Rate Cancelled Total
1
flydubai
34.2% 41 120
2
Austrian
5.6% 2 36
3
TUS Airways
5.0% 8 159
4
Arkia
4.2% 21 501
5
Blue Bird Airways
2.7% 8 300
6
Etihad
2.3% 2 88
7
Wizz Air Malta
1.4% 2 142
8
El Al
0.9% 9 954
9
Israir
0.6% 3 528
10
Lufthansa
0.0% 0 61
11
Aegean
0.0% 0 100
12
Wizz Air
0.0% 0 134
13
Cyprus Airways
0.0% 0 34
14
Transavia
0.0% 0 32
15
Ethiopian
0.0% 0 50

Using This Data?

In the week of 27 September - 3 October 2026, Ben Gurion Airport recorded 3,743 flights; 47.9% operated on time (within 15 minutes) and 3.0% were cancelled. Azerbaijan Airlines led the punctuality ranking with 88.1% — TLV Flights data. Source: https://www.tlvflights.com/en/flight-statistics/week-2026-09-27/
<a href="https://www.tlvflights.com/en/flight-statistics/week-2026-09-27/">Ben Gurion Airport Flight Punctuality Report — 27 September - 3 October 2026</a>
Download the data (CSV)Airline performance, 27 September - 3 October 2026 — the table behind this page.
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Behind the Numbers

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