Airline delays by country, May 2024

36.1 min average departure delay (early and cancelled flights count as 0), Israel

The country with at least 100 flights a day whose airlines had the longest average departure delay in May 2024 was Israel: average departure delay 36.1 min (early and cancelled flights count as 0).

May 2024 (1–31 May 2024) Source: www.airportia.com/statistics/countries/2024-05/

Period: 1–31 May 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, May 2024: top 15, average departure delay1–31 May 2024. Source: Airportia.1. Israel: 36.1 min (4,216 flights)1. Israel36.1 min2. United States: 34.9 min (819,755 flights)2. United States34.9 min3. Hong Kong: 34.8 min (12,762 flights)3. Hong Kong34.8 min4. Pakistan: 34.6 min (4,429 flights)4. Pakistan34.6 min5. Tunisia: 31.9 min (3,684 flights)5. Tunisia31.9 min6. United Kingdom: 30.8 min (113,725 flights)6. United Kingdom30.8 min7. Portugal: 29.7 min (12,795 flights)7. Portugal29.7 min8. China: 28.2 min (416,288 flights)8. China28.2 min9. India: 27.8 min (107,180 flights)9. India27.8 min10. Singapore: 27.5 min (15,424 flights)10. Singapore27.5 min11. Greece: 27.0 min (16,655 flights)11. Greece27.0 min12. Hungary: 26.6 min (10,297 flights)12. Hungary26.6 min13. Serbia: 26.5 min (3,737 flights)13. Serbia26.5 min14. Ireland: 25.8 min (114,970 flights)14. Ireland25.8 min14. Netherlands: 25.8 min (29,299 flights)14. Netherlands25.8 min

Only countries with at least 3,000 flights in the period (100 a day) are ranked, so a handful of flights cannot top the list. 84 smaller countries were left out. 15 countries with an average delay of exactly 0 were left out too: that almost always means no departure times were reported.

Full ranking: 75 countries

# Country Average departure delay Cancelled Flights
1 Israel 36.1 min 0.8% 4,216
2 United States 34.9 min 1.2% 819,755
3 Hong Kong 34.8 min 0.2% 12,762
4 Pakistan 34.6 min 6.7% 4,429
5 Tunisia 31.9 min 0.7% 3,684
6 United Kingdom 30.8 min 1.1% 113,725
7 Portugal 29.7 min 1.4% 12,795
8 China 28.2 min 1.6% 416,288
9 India 27.8 min 1.0% 107,180
10 Singapore 27.5 min 0.0% 15,424
11 Greece 27.0 min 0.3% 16,655
12 Hungary 26.6 min 0.1% 10,297
13 Serbia 26.5 min 0.2% 3,737
14 Ireland 25.8 min 0.2% 114,970
14 Netherlands 25.8 min 0.8% 29,299
16 France 25.2 min 1.4% 40,129
17 United Arab Emirates 25.1 min 0.2% 39,608
17 Philippines 25.1 min 0.4% 26,486
19 Canada 25.0 min 1.4% 95,857
20 Mexico 24.8 min 0.5% 45,801
20 Italy 24.8 min 0.5% 18,535
22 South Korea 24.6 min 0.2% 41,314
23 Malaysia 23.6 min 0.4% 31,892
24 Bangladesh 22.8 min 0.3% 5,859
25 Morocco 22.6 min 0.5% 7,037
26 Vietnam 21.9 min 0.0% 23,266
26 Qatar 21.9 min 0.1% 16,406
28 Taiwan 21.8 min 0.4% 19,098
29 Malta 21.7 min 0.1% 13,253
30 Poland 21.3 min 0.2% 8,981
31 Belgium 21.2 min 0.3% 7,948
32 Thailand 20.4 min 0.0% 29,306
33 Spain 20.2 min 0.4% 61,877
34 Indonesia 20.0 min 3.4% 58,872
34 Iceland 20.0 min 1.0% 4,518
36 Germany 19.8 min 1.1% 63,317
37 Panama 19.7 min 0.4% 10,471
37 Latvia 19.7 min 0.1% 4,262
39 Australia 19.2 min 1.6% 55,979
40 Switzerland 18.1 min 0.9% 15,410
41 Finland 17.8 min 0.5% 9,590
42 Turkey 17.5 min 0.2% 61,548
42 Egypt 17.5 min 0.7% 11,942
44 Czech Republic 16.4 min 0.1% 3,195
45 Kenya 16.2 min 0.4% 13,233
45 Kuwait 16.2 min 0.3% 5,197
47 Brazil 15.4 min 2.9% 43,004
48 New Zealand 15.1 min 2.7% 15,839
49 Saudi Arabia 14.4 min 0.2% 27,373
49 Uzbekistan 14.4 min 0.0% 3,170
51 Ethiopia 14.3 min 0.1% 12,269
52 Japan 14.2 min 0.6% 88,277
52 Argentina 14.2 min 6.0% 7,155
54 Chile 14.1 min 0.4% 52,780
55 Bahrain 14.0 min 0.6% 4,115
56 Algeria 13.9 min 0.5% 6,978
57 Oman 13.5 min 0.1% 4,644
58 Colombia 13.3 min 0.8% 26,258
59 Kazakhstan 12.8 min 0.1% 6,967
60 Nepal 12.6 min 0.0% 7,528
61 Norway 12.4 min 0.9% 37,359
62 Bahamas 11.6 min 1.7% 3,537
63 South Africa 11.3 min 0.6% 7,506
64 Austria 10.6 min 0.5% 18,191
65 Nigeria 9.7 min 0.1% 7,839
66 Russia 9.4 min 0.2% 59,236
67 Sweden 8.7 min 0.6% 3,111
68 Curacao 6.2 min 1.7% 3,868
69 Iran 5.9 min 1.0% 9,492
70 Costa Rica 5.6 min 0.2% 3,920
71 Myanmar (Burma) 4.1 min 0.6% 4,279
72 Bolivia 3.6 min 0.1% 4,139
73 Denmark 3.0 min 0.1% 11,988
74 Tanzania 1.8 min 0.2% 8,909
75 Belize 0.1 min 0.0% 8,816

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The country with at least 100 flights a day whose airlines had the longest average departure delay in May 2024 was Israel: average departure delay 36.1 min (early and cancelled flights count as 0). Source: Airportia, "Airline delays by country, May 2024" (1–31 May 2024), https://www.airportia.com/statistics/countries/2024-05/, 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 3,000 flights in the period (100 a day) are ranked, so a handful of flights cannot top the list. 84 smaller countries were left out. 15 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.