Airline delays by country, February 2024

55.2 min average departure delay (early and cancelled flights count as 0), Pakistan

The country with at least 100 flights a day whose airlines had the longest average departure delay in February 2024 was Pakistan: average departure delay 55.2 min (early and cancelled flights count as 0).

February 2024 (1–29 February 2024) Source: www.airportia.com/statistics/countries/2024-02/

Period: 1–29 February 2024 (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, February 2024: top 15, average departure delay1–29 February 2024. Source: Airportia.1. Pakistan: 55.2 min (4,156 flights)1. Pakistan55.2 min2. United Arab Emirates: 32.2 min (39,550 flights)2. United Arab Emirates32.2 min3. Vietnam: 31.9 min (27,712 flights)3. Vietnam31.9 min4. Israel: 30.0 min (3,179 flights)4. Israel30.0 min5. South Korea: 29.9 min (42,146 flights)5. South Korea29.9 min6. China: 29.8 min (449,828 flights)6. China29.8 min7. Canada: 29.1 min (93,113 flights)7. Canada29.1 min8. Malaysia: 28.3 min (33,029 flights)8. Malaysia28.3 min9. India: 27.6 min (105,519 flights)9. India27.6 min10. Hong Kong: 26.2 min (13,238 flights)10. Hong Kong26.2 min11. United States: 25.1 min (760,147 flights)11. United States25.1 min11. Portugal: 25.1 min (10,564 flights)11. Portugal25.1 min13. Thailand: 24.9 min (30,407 flights)13. Thailand24.9 min14. United Kingdom: 24.2 min (84,122 flights)14. United Kingdom24.2 min15. Qatar: 23.6 min (17,343 flights)15. Qatar23.6 min

Only countries with at least 2,900 flights in the period (100 a day) are ranked, so a handful of flights cannot top the list. 85 smaller countries were left out. 14 countries with an average delay of exactly 0 were left out too: that almost always means no departure times were reported.

Full ranking: 74 countries

# Country Average departure delay Cancelled Flights
1 Pakistan 55.2 min 6.5% 4,156
2 United Arab Emirates 32.2 min 0.1% 39,550
3 Vietnam 31.9 min 0.0% 27,712
4 Israel 30.0 min 0.6% 3,179
5 South Korea 29.9 min 0.5% 42,146
6 China 29.8 min 1.5% 449,828
7 Canada 29.1 min 2.0% 93,113
8 Malaysia 28.3 min 0.3% 33,029
9 India 27.6 min 0.6% 105,519
10 Hong Kong 26.2 min 0.1% 13,238
11 United States 25.1 min 0.6% 760,147
11 Portugal 25.1 min 0.8% 10,564
13 Thailand 24.9 min 0.0% 30,407
14 United Kingdom 24.2 min 0.9% 84,122
15 Qatar 23.6 min 0.1% 17,343
15 Taiwan 23.6 min 0.5% 17,264
17 Australia 23.3 min 2.8% 56,260
18 Netherlands 22.9 min 2.5% 25,233
19 Philippines 21.9 min 0.2% 25,908
20 Bahrain 21.3 min 2.8% 4,094
21 Singapore 21.1 min 0.1% 15,365
22 Bangladesh 21.0 min 0.0% 5,760
23 Morocco 20.9 min 0.3% 6,121
24 Mexico 20.8 min 0.2% 41,105
25 Finland 20.4 min 2.9% 8,832
26 France 20.2 min 1.0% 33,227
27 Oman 20.1 min 0.4% 5,566
28 Kuwait 19.7 min 0.4% 6,000
28 Uzbekistan 19.7 min 0.6% 2,971
30 Saudi Arabia 18.9 min 0.4% 28,473
31 Poland 18.5 min 0.6% 7,583
31 Kazakhstan 18.5 min 0.3% 6,411
33 Iceland 18.4 min 2.4% 3,371
34 Hungary 18.3 min 0.1% 9,630
35 Panama 18.0 min 0.2% 10,463
35 Belgium 18.0 min 2.1% 6,154
37 New Zealand 17.9 min 2.3% 16,579
38 Ireland 17.7 min 0.2% 74,270
39 Indonesia 17.6 min 2.4% 56,468
39 Egypt 17.6 min 0.7% 12,208
41 Malta 17.5 min 0.2% 10,738
42 Chile 17.4 min 0.9% 53,536
43 Japan 17.2 min 1.5% 86,261
44 Spain 16.9 min 0.2% 49,946
45 Brazil 16.8 min 2.4% 44,017
45 Argentina 16.8 min 3.9% 11,519
47 Norway 16.7 min 1.5% 31,702
48 Turkey 15.9 min 0.6% 59,075
48 Italy 15.9 min 2.0% 15,671
50 Russia 15.8 min 0.3% 47,604
51 Algeria 15.6 min 0.2% 6,820
51 Latvia 15.6 min 0.7% 3,033
53 Colombia 14.9 min 0.9% 26,683
54 South Africa 13.2 min 0.7% 8,151
55 Greece 13.0 min 0.7% 11,223
56 Germany 12.7 min 8.1% 45,304
57 Switzerland 12.5 min 0.9% 11,757
58 Sweden 12.0 min 1.3% 3,482
59 Bahamas 11.7 min 1.5% 3,592
60 Kenya 9.3 min 0.1% 15,386
61 Costa Rica 9.0 min 0.0% 3,379
62 Austria 8.1 min 0.4% 14,468
62 Nepal 8.1 min 0.2% 8,183
64 Nigeria 7.5 min 0.0% 8,416
64 Curacao 7.5 min 2.4% 4,346
66 Ethiopia 7.3 min 0.0% 12,026
67 Iran 7.1 min 0.8% 9,481
68 Bolivia 5.2 min 0.1% 4,166
69 Myanmar (Burma) 4.1 min 0.8% 3,650
70 Denmark 3.1 min 0.2% 10,828
71 Maldives 2.2 min 0.0% 3,235
72 Papua New Guinea 2.1 min 0.1% 2,933
73 Tanzania 0.4 min 0.1% 9,291
74 Belize 0.0 min 0.0% 9,079

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The country with at least 100 flights a day whose airlines had the longest average departure delay in February 2024 was Pakistan: average departure delay 55.2 min (early and cancelled flights count as 0). Source: Airportia, "Airline delays by country, February 2024" (1–29 February 2024), https://www.airportia.com/statistics/countries/2024-02/, 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
A month combines three 10-day periods: days 1–10, 11–20 and the last ten days of the month, weighted by departures. In a 31-day month day 21 is not included; in February the second and third periods overlap by a day or two.
Minimum sample
Only countries with at least 2,900 flights in the period (100 a day) are ranked, so a handful of flights cannot top the list. 85 smaller countries were left out. 14 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.