Airline delays by country

47.7 min average departure delay (early and cancelled flights count as 0), Tunisia

The country with at least 100 flights a day whose airlines had the longest average departure delay over the 10 days to 2 November 2026 was Tunisia: average departure delay 47.7 min (early and cancelled flights count as 0).

24 October – 2 November 2026 Source: www.airportia.com/statistics/countries/

Period: 24 October – 2 November 2026 (UTC). Data calculated on 3 November 2026 at 04:00 UTC. In the average departure delay, early and cancelled flights count as 0. How we calculate this

Top 15 countries by average departure delay
Airline delays by country: top 15, average departure delay24 October – 2 November 2026. Source: Airportia.1. Tunisia: 47.7 min (1,390 flights)1. Tunisia47.7 min2. Russia: 42.8 min (22,825 flights)2. Russia42.8 min3. Taiwan: 40.8 min (8,066 flights)3. Taiwan40.8 min4. Uzbekistan: 37.1 min (1,106 flights)4. Uzbekistan37.1 min5. Argentina: 34.3 min (4,440 flights)5. Argentina34.3 min6. Algeria: 33.9 min (2,626 flights)6. Algeria33.9 min7. United Arab Emirates: 31.8 min (16,917 flights)7. United Arab Emirates31.8 min8. Portugal: 30.4 min (4,236 flights)8. Portugal30.4 min9. Hong Kong: 29.6 min (6,976 flights)9. Hong Kong29.6 min10. Pakistan: 29.3 min (1,925 flights)10. Pakistan29.3 min11. Equatorial Guinea: 29.2 min (1,003 flights)11. Equatorial Guinea29.2 min12. United Kingdom: 28.6 min (30,788 flights)12. United Kingdom28.6 min13. Saudi Arabia: 28.3 min (8,184 flights)13. Saudi Arabia28.3 min14. Israel: 27.3 min (1,939 flights)14. Israel27.3 min15. Qatar: 26.7 min (6,489 flights)15. Qatar26.7 min

Only countries with at least 1,000 flights in the period (100 a day) are ranked, so a handful of flights cannot top the list. 94 smaller countries were left out. 2 countries with an average delay of exactly 0 were left out too: that almost always means no departure times were reported.

Full ranking: 84 countries

# Country Average departure delay Cancelled Flights
1 Tunisia 47.7 min 3.2% 1,390
2 Russia 42.8 min 2.4% 22,825
3 Taiwan 40.8 min 2.7% 8,066
4 Uzbekistan 37.1 min 1.8% 1,106
5 Argentina 34.3 min 1.2% 4,440
6 Algeria 33.9 min 0.9% 2,626
7 United Arab Emirates 31.8 min 1.1% 16,917
8 Portugal 30.4 min 0.7% 4,236
9 Hong Kong 29.6 min 0.2% 6,976
10 Pakistan 29.3 min 1.2% 1,925
11 Equatorial Guinea 29.2 min 0.4% 1,003
12 United Kingdom 28.6 min 1.6% 30,788
13 Saudi Arabia 28.3 min 8.9% 8,184
14 Israel 27.3 min 0.3% 1,939
15 Qatar 26.7 min 0.4% 6,489
15 Kenya 26.7 min 1.4% 3,374
17 South Korea 26.6 min 0.1% 16,315
18 Ethiopia 26.0 min 0.5% 5,671
19 Morocco 25.8 min 0.6% 2,916
20 United States 25.2 min 0.6% 282,428
21 Ireland 25.0 min 0.3% 39,266
21 Egypt 25.0 min 1.2% 5,328
23 India 24.8 min 2.6% 34,529
23 Ecuador 24.8 min 0.0% 1,147
25 Vietnam 24.7 min 0.5% 8,509
26 Singapore 24.3 min 0.3% 9,999
27 Turkey 23.7 min 0.8% 25,435
28 Thailand 23.5 min 0.8% 10,456
29 Switzerland 23.2 min 0.4% 6,139
30 Iceland 23.0 min 0.3% 1,044
31 Mexico 22.9 min 0.5% 16,169
32 Australia 22.7 min 1.5% 17,880
33 Oman 22.5 min 0.4% 1,580
34 Netherlands 22.4 min 3.2% 11,605
35 Poland 22.2 min 0.1% 3,287
35 Bulgaria 22.2 min 0.0% 1,346
37 Philippines 21.5 min 2.1% 11,591
38 Austria 21.4 min 0.2% 11,610
39 Bangladesh 21.3 min 1.2% 1,924
40 France 21.2 min 0.6% 14,216
40 Malta 21.2 min 0.0% 6,875
42 Belgium 21.1 min 0.5% 3,293
42 Luxembourg 21.1 min 0.6% 1,009
44 Germany 21.0 min 0.2% 21,124
44 Kazakhstan 21.0 min 0.2% 1,828
44 Azerbaijan 21.0 min 0.0% 1,669
47 Italy 20.9 min 0.2% 6,592
48 Japan 20.3 min 0.7% 28,102
49 New Zealand 20.2 min 2.6% 8,084
50 Bahrain 19.8 min 8.7% 1,398
51 Serbia 19.7 min 0.1% 1,452
52 Canada 19.6 min 2.7% 31,606
53 Malaysia 19.3 min 0.5% 15,625
54 Colombia 19.0 min 1.5% 13,792
55 Greece 18.7 min 0.5% 5,862
55 Jordan 18.7 min 2.1% 1,504
57 Panama 18.5 min 0.1% 4,499
58 Hungary 18.4 min 0.1% 5,294
59 Brazil 18.2 min 1.1% 22,768
60 Spain 18.1 min 0.3% 22,369
61 Uganda 17.5 min 0.2% 1,276
62 Indonesia 17.0 min 1.7% 20,311
63 Chile 16.3 min 1.1% 22,095
64 South Africa 16.1 min 0.2% 5,118
65 Nigeria 15.9 min 0.4% 3,375
66 Peru 14.7 min 0.1% 4,074
67 Kuwait 13.7 min 0.7% 1,429
68 Iran 13.6 min 0.5% 3,159
69 Finland 13.5 min 0.5% 3,637
69 Latvia 13.5 min 0.0% 1,354
69 Fiji 13.5 min 1.6% 1,111
72 Nepal 13.0 min 0.0% 2,618
72 Myanmar (Burma) 13.0 min 0.1% 1,565
74 Bahamas 12.9 min 1.1% 1,238
75 China 12.2 min 3.2% 137,120
76 Venezuela 11.3 min 0.0% 1,786
77 Norway 11.1 min 1.1% 14,145
77 French Polynesia 11.1 min 35.4% 1,311
79 Zambia 9.2 min 0.0% 1,674
80 Denmark 9.0 min 0.2% 2,655
81 Tanzania 8.8 min 0.3% 3,279
82 Costa Rica 7.3 min 0.0% 1,245
83 Papua New Guinea 7.0 min 0.1% 1,511
84 Belize 0.2 min 0.0% 2,583

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The country with at least 100 flights a day whose airlines had the longest average departure delay over the 10 days to 2 November 2026 was Tunisia: average departure delay 47.7 min (early and cancelled flights count as 0). Source: Airportia, "Airline delays by country" (24 October – 2 November 2026), https://www.airportia.com/statistics/countries/, retrieved 3 November 2026.

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How we calculate this

Which flights count
Every flight in Airportia's schedule data (from the Aviation Edge feed) that was scheduled to depart in the period, counted once: code-share listings of the same flight are left out. Days are UTC calendar days.
Departure delay
The actual departure time (or the latest reported estimate when no actual time came in) minus the scheduled departure time. A flight that left early or on time counts as 0 minutes. A flight with no reported departure time, cancelled flights included, also counts as 0, so where the feed is patchy the average is lower than the real one.
Average departure delay
The mean of those delays over all counted flights in the period. It is not the share of flights more than 15 minutes late (the usual on-time measure), and it is about departures, not arrivals.
Why there is no "most punctual" ranking
Because flights without a reported departure time count as 0 minutes, a low average can mean missing data rather than punctuality, and the stored figures do not say how many flights had a reported time. So we only rank the most delayed, and the delay rankings leave out every airport, airline or country whose average delay is exactly 0, which almost always means that no times were reported.
Cancellations
Flights with the status Cancelled, as a share of the counted flights in the period.
Countries
Flights of the airlines registered in the country, wherever they fly, not flights from the country's airports. Totals include all tracked flights, including cargo.
Period
The 10 days up to and including the latest day shown. The figures are calculated once a day, at 04:00 UTC, for the day before, and this page refreshes within the hour.
Minimum sample
Only countries with at least 1,000 flights in the period (100 a day) are ranked, so a handful of flights cannot top the list. 94 smaller countries were left out. 2 countries with an average delay of exactly 0 were left out too: that almost always means no departure times were reported.

Coverage follows the schedule feed: some regional airports and airlines are missing or report few actual times. These are Airportia's own figures, not official statistics from airports, airlines or regulators.