Airline delays by country, August 2024

48.0 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 August 2024 was Israel: average departure delay 48.0 min (early and cancelled flights count as 0).

August 2024 (1–31 August 2024) Source: www.airportia.com/statistics/countries/2024-08/

Period: 1–31 August 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, August 2024: top 15, average departure delay1–31 August 2024. Source: Airportia.1. Israel: 48.0 min (6,431 flights)1. Israel48.0 min2. Serbia: 43.8 min (4,646 flights)2. Serbia43.8 min3. Hungary: 41.1 min (12,735 flights)3. Hungary41.1 min3. Tunisia: 41.1 min (4,913 flights)3. Tunisia41.1 min5. China: 39.4 min (467,972 flights)5. China39.4 min6. Hong Kong: 39.3 min (14,472 flights)6. Hong Kong39.3 min7. Malta: 39.1 min (14,858 flights)7. Malta39.1 min8. Pakistan: 38.6 min (4,506 flights)8. Pakistan38.6 min9. United Kingdom: 36.6 min (122,020 flights)9. United Kingdom36.6 min10. Italy: 34.7 min (21,546 flights)10. Italy34.7 min11. Ireland: 34.2 min (120,845 flights)11. Ireland34.2 min12. Kazakhstan: 33.7 min (8,705 flights)12. Kazakhstan33.7 min13. United States: 33.5 min (848,407 flights)13. United States33.5 min14. Egypt: 33.3 min (13,326 flights)14. Egypt33.3 min15. Morocco: 33.2 min (8,926 flights)15. Morocco33.2 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. 11 countries with an average delay of exactly 0 were left out too: that almost always means no departure times were reported.

Full ranking: 77 countries

# Country Average departure delay Cancelled Flights
1 Israel 48.0 min 3.0% 6,431
2 Serbia 43.8 min 0.1% 4,646
3 Hungary 41.1 min 0.6% 12,735
3 Tunisia 41.1 min 0.2% 4,913
5 China 39.4 min 0.7% 467,972
6 Hong Kong 39.3 min 0.3% 14,472
7 Malta 39.1 min 0.4% 14,858
8 Pakistan 38.6 min 3.1% 4,506
9 United Kingdom 36.6 min 1.3% 122,020
10 Italy 34.7 min 0.6% 21,546
11 Ireland 34.2 min 0.3% 120,845
12 Kazakhstan 33.7 min 0.3% 8,705
13 United States 33.5 min 1.8% 848,407
14 Egypt 33.3 min 0.1% 13,326
15 Morocco 33.2 min 0.3% 8,926
16 Switzerland 33.0 min 1.7% 16,111
17 Canada 31.8 min 3.6% 103,378
18 Portugal 31.7 min 0.8% 14,572
19 India 30.2 min 0.7% 109,152
19 Czech Republic 30.2 min 0.2% 6,011
21 Kuwait 30.0 min 0.8% 6,325
21 Latvia 30.0 min 0.0% 4,536
23 Bahrain 29.5 min 0.1% 4,802
24 Greece 29.2 min 0.8% 20,332
25 South Korea 28.6 min 0.3% 43,541
25 Netherlands 28.6 min 0.4% 30,096
27 Malaysia 28.3 min 1.3% 33,995
28 United Arab Emirates 28.2 min 0.2% 42,718
29 Belgium 27.8 min 0.5% 8,640
30 Algeria 27.7 min 1.1% 7,603
31 Germany 27.6 min 1.7% 65,774
32 Turkey 27.5 min 0.2% 68,417
33 Qatar 27.4 min 0.2% 17,804
34 France 27.3 min 0.5% 42,864
35 Bahamas 27.2 min 0.4% 3,246
36 Vietnam 26.9 min 0.0% 25,827
37 Azerbaijan 26.4 min 0.5% 3,488
38 Indonesia 25.0 min 2.0% 63,055
39 Poland 24.8 min 0.8% 9,693
40 Mexico 24.5 min 0.4% 47,196
41 Spain 23.7 min 0.3% 68,408
42 Chile 23.2 min 1.3% 56,407
43 Jordan 22.7 min 0.9% 3,843
44 Taiwan 22.6 min 1.2% 19,649
45 Iceland 22.2 min 1.4% 5,961
46 Australia 20.5 min 1.8% 54,423
46 Bangladesh 20.5 min 0.9% 5,652
48 Finland 19.3 min 0.7% 9,758
49 Japan 18.7 min 4.8% 91,464
49 New Zealand 18.7 min 4.2% 15,389
51 Singapore 18.6 min 0.1% 15,975
51 Kenya 18.6 min 0.1% 13,308
51 Argentina 18.6 min 0.9% 9,151
54 Panama 18.5 min 0.6% 10,652
55 Saudi Arabia 18.2 min 0.6% 30,576
56 Philippines 18.1 min 0.3% 26,841
57 Ethiopia 18.0 min 0.1% 12,974
58 Oman 17.4 min 0.1% 5,722
59 Austria 16.7 min 0.6% 18,624
60 Brazil 16.6 min 2.0% 46,121
61 Thailand 16.3 min 0.0% 29,193
62 Colombia 16.2 min 1.5% 30,105
63 Russia 15.2 min 0.2% 73,146
64 Norway 14.4 min 1.3% 36,107
64 Uzbekistan 14.4 min 0.2% 3,350
66 South Africa 14.0 min 0.4% 7,718
67 Nepal 12.7 min 0.1% 8,082
68 Nigeria 9.5 min 0.0% 6,720
69 Iran 8.5 min 1.1% 9,519
70 Curacao 7.0 min 5.5% 4,071
71 Bolivia 5.4 min 0.0% 4,196
72 Myanmar (Burma) 5.3 min 0.4% 3,111
73 Denmark 5.0 min 0.1% 12,861
74 Costa Rica 4.5 min 0.2% 4,276
75 French Polynesia 1.6 min 0.6% 3,147
76 Tanzania 1.3 min 0.8% 9,317
77 Belize 0.0 min 0.0% 8,459

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The country with at least 100 flights a day whose airlines had the longest average departure delay in August 2024 was Israel: average departure delay 48.0 min (early and cancelled flights count as 0). Source: Airportia, "Airline delays by country, August 2024" (1–31 August 2024), https://www.airportia.com/statistics/countries/2024-08/, 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. 11 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.