Airline delays by country, July 2024

50.6 min average departure delay (early and cancelled flights count as 0), China

The country with at least 100 flights a day whose airlines had the longest average departure delay in July 2024 was China: average departure delay 50.6 min (early and cancelled flights count as 0).

July 2024 (1–31 July 2024) Source: www.airportia.com/statistics/countries/2024-07/

Period: 1–31 July 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, July 2024: top 15, average departure delay1–31 July 2024. Source: Airportia.1. China: 50.6 min (466,465 flights)1. China50.6 min2. Hungary: 50.3 min (12,161 flights)2. Hungary50.3 min3. Serbia: 47.5 min (4,553 flights)3. Serbia47.5 min4. Malta: 45.7 min (14,863 flights)4. Malta45.7 min5. Azerbaijan: 44.9 min (3,472 flights)5. Azerbaijan44.9 min6. Vietnam: 42.0 min (29,219 flights)6. Vietnam42.0 min7. United Kingdom: 41.5 min (121,780 flights)7. United Kingdom41.5 min8. Israel: 40.8 min (5,359 flights)8. Israel40.8 min9. Italy: 40.4 min (21,678 flights)9. Italy40.4 min10. United States: 38.9 min (869,386 flights)10. United States38.9 min11. Ireland: 38.7 min (119,964 flights)11. Ireland38.7 min12. Hong Kong: 38.0 min (14,074 flights)12. Hong Kong38.0 min13. Switzerland: 36.9 min (16,303 flights)13. Switzerland36.9 min14. Latvia: 36.4 min (4,567 flights)14. Latvia36.4 min15. Pakistan: 36.2 min (4,662 flights)15. Pakistan36.2 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. 83 smaller countries were left out. 12 countries with an average delay of exactly 0 were left out too: that almost always means no departure times were reported.

Full ranking: 78 countries

# Country Average departure delay Cancelled Flights
1 China 50.6 min 1.4% 466,465
2 Hungary 50.3 min 1.1% 12,161
3 Serbia 47.5 min 0.1% 4,553
4 Malta 45.7 min 0.9% 14,863
5 Azerbaijan 44.9 min 0.2% 3,472
6 Vietnam 42.0 min 0.0% 29,219
7 United Kingdom 41.5 min 1.9% 121,780
8 Israel 40.8 min 0.4% 5,359
9 Italy 40.4 min 0.9% 21,678
10 United States 38.9 min 2.2% 869,386
11 Ireland 38.7 min 0.5% 119,964
12 Hong Kong 38.0 min 0.4% 14,074
13 Switzerland 36.9 min 2.0% 16,303
14 Latvia 36.4 min 0.3% 4,567
15 Pakistan 36.2 min 5.4% 4,662
16 Turkey 35.1 min 0.5% 68,000
17 Greece 34.5 min 0.2% 20,399
18 Tunisia 34.4 min 0.2% 4,651
19 South Korea 34.2 min 0.2% 42,790
19 Czech Republic 34.2 min 0.4% 6,193
21 Netherlands 34.0 min 1.3% 29,830
22 India 33.6 min 1.3% 107,630
23 Germany 31.4 min 3.0% 66,016
24 Canada 31.2 min 2.9% 104,042
25 Portugal 30.7 min 1.2% 14,332
26 France 30.5 min 1.1% 43,640
27 Belgium 29.1 min 0.7% 8,839
28 Mexico 28.8 min 0.9% 47,852
29 United Arab Emirates 28.7 min 0.1% 42,311
29 Morocco 28.7 min 1.2% 8,811
31 Poland 28.4 min 0.4% 9,555
32 Indonesia 28.2 min 1.7% 61,295
33 Philippines 28.1 min 0.9% 27,065
34 Luxembourg 27.8 min 1.4% 3,000
35 Malaysia 26.7 min 0.7% 33,694
36 Spain 26.2 min 0.4% 68,206
36 Taiwan 26.2 min 2.0% 20,065
36 Qatar 26.2 min 0.1% 17,634
36 Iceland 26.2 min 1.4% 6,013
40 Singapore 23.1 min 0.1% 15,749
41 Kuwait 22.3 min 0.4% 6,065
42 Kazakhstan 22.2 min 0.4% 8,472
43 Chile 22.1 min 0.8% 57,094
44 Egypt 22.0 min 0.1% 12,783
45 Australia 21.9 min 2.2% 58,385
46 Finland 21.6 min 0.6% 9,557
47 Bahrain 20.5 min 0.1% 4,671
48 Thailand 20.4 min 0.1% 29,358
49 Algeria 20.2 min 1.1% 7,763
50 Panama 20.0 min 0.1% 11,038
51 Austria 19.3 min 1.2% 18,969
52 Jordan 19.2 min 0.5% 3,626
53 New Zealand 19.0 min 3.5% 15,728
54 Bahamas 18.7 min 1.6% 3,220
55 Norway 18.4 min 0.8% 35,008
56 Bangladesh 17.9 min 0.1% 6,005
57 Argentina 17.3 min 1.4% 9,708
58 Kenya 17.2 min 0.1% 13,239
59 Japan 16.1 min 1.2% 89,401
60 Saudi Arabia 15.5 min 0.4% 29,538
61 Brazil 14.9 min 1.5% 47,876
61 Colombia 14.9 min 1.5% 27,719
61 South Africa 14.9 min 0.5% 7,801
64 Oman 14.5 min 0.1% 5,434
65 Ethiopia 14.0 min 0.0% 12,623
66 Nepal 13.5 min 0.1% 8,405
67 Russia 13.3 min 0.3% 73,324
68 Uzbekistan 12.5 min 0.0% 3,186
69 Nigeria 7.3 min 0.0% 7,312
70 Curacao 6.9 min 4.3% 3,503
71 Iran 6.7 min 0.4% 9,507
72 Denmark 5.9 min 0.2% 12,563
73 Bolivia 4.9 min 0.0% 4,225
73 Costa Rica 4.9 min 0.0% 4,223
75 Myanmar (Burma) 4.6 min 1.1% 3,199
76 French Polynesia 1.4 min 3.2% 3,097
77 Tanzania 1.0 min 0.3% 9,458
78 Belize 0.0 min 0.0% 8,497

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The country with at least 100 flights a day whose airlines had the longest average departure delay in July 2024 was China: average departure delay 50.6 min (early and cancelled flights count as 0). Source: Airportia, "Airline delays by country, July 2024" (1–31 July 2024), https://www.airportia.com/statistics/countries/2024-07/, 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. 83 smaller countries were left out. 12 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.