Airline delays by country, September 2024

45.1 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 September 2024 was Israel: average departure delay 45.1 min (early and cancelled flights count as 0).

September 2024 (1–30 September 2024) Source: www.airportia.com/statistics/countries/2024-09/

Period: 1–30 September 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, September 2024: top 15, average departure delay1–30 September 2024. Source: Airportia.1. Israel: 45.1 min (5,875 flights)1. Israel45.1 min2. United Kingdom: 39.8 min (121,507 flights)2. United Kingdom39.8 min3. Tunisia: 37.5 min (4,460 flights)3. Tunisia37.5 min4. Serbia: 35.3 min (4,462 flights)4. Serbia35.3 min5. Portugal: 35.1 min (14,517 flights)5. Portugal35.1 min6. Hungary: 34.4 min (12,670 flights)6. Hungary34.4 min7. Ireland: 34.2 min (119,240 flights)7. Ireland34.2 min8. Malta: 34.1 min (14,822 flights)8. Malta34.1 min9. Switzerland: 33.7 min (15,979 flights)9. Switzerland33.7 min10. Italy: 32.6 min (20,909 flights)10. Italy32.6 min11. Netherlands: 32.3 min (29,647 flights)11. Netherlands32.3 min12. Malaysia: 31.8 min (32,982 flights)12. Malaysia31.8 min13. Poland: 30.1 min (9,782 flights)13. Poland30.1 min13. Czech Republic: 30.1 min (5,489 flights)13. Czech Republic30.1 min15. India: 29.8 min (111,406 flights)15. India29.8 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. 82 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 Israel 45.1 min 1.1% 5,875
2 United Kingdom 39.8 min 1.9% 121,507
3 Tunisia 37.5 min 0.4% 4,460
4 Serbia 35.3 min 0.2% 4,462
5 Portugal 35.1 min 1.4% 14,517
6 Hungary 34.4 min 0.4% 12,670
7 Ireland 34.2 min 0.3% 119,240
8 Malta 34.1 min 0.3% 14,822
9 Switzerland 33.7 min 1.7% 15,979
10 Italy 32.6 min 0.4% 20,909
11 Netherlands 32.3 min 1.2% 29,647
12 Malaysia 31.8 min 0.3% 32,982
13 Poland 30.1 min 0.3% 9,782
13 Czech Republic 30.1 min 0.2% 5,489
15 India 29.8 min 0.9% 111,406
16 Pakistan 29.3 min 2.7% 4,193
17 Egypt 29.2 min 0.8% 12,530
18 Latvia 28.8 min 0.1% 4,461
19 Vietnam 28.6 min 0.1% 22,460
19 Hong Kong 28.6 min 1.2% 13,958
21 South Korea 28.1 min 0.1% 43,150
22 China 26.9 min 1.7% 428,123
23 Belgium 26.5 min 0.8% 8,522
24 Germany 26.3 min 1.1% 66,147
25 Luxembourg 26.0 min 1.9% 3,060
26 Algeria 25.8 min 1.0% 7,360
27 United Arab Emirates 25.4 min 0.2% 41,172
28 Azerbaijan 25.3 min 0.7% 3,110
29 France 25.0 min 0.8% 42,068
29 Morocco 25.0 min 0.1% 7,936
31 Turkey 24.8 min 0.4% 66,599
32 Spain 24.7 min 0.3% 66,032
33 Indonesia 24.4 min 1.4% 61,887
34 United States 24.3 min 0.6% 800,693
35 Greece 24.0 min 0.4% 19,346
36 Canada 23.1 min 1.6% 97,447
37 Mexico 23.0 min 1.0% 44,903
38 Singapore 22.4 min 0.2% 15,902
39 Chile 21.8 min 0.8% 56,459
40 Qatar 21.7 min 0.2% 16,726
41 Bangladesh 21.0 min 0.4% 5,129
42 Australia 20.5 min 1.5% 56,804
42 Taiwan 20.5 min 1.6% 19,559
44 Kuwait 20.4 min 0.3% 5,619
45 Nepal 20.2 min 0.3% 8,004
46 Philippines 20.0 min 0.7% 24,402
47 Kazakhstan 19.6 min 0.1% 7,809
48 Iceland 18.6 min 1.6% 5,036
49 Uzbekistan 18.3 min 0.1% 3,390
50 Panama 17.8 min 0.2% 10,716
51 New Zealand 17.7 min 3.3% 15,842
52 Bahrain 17.4 min 0.0% 4,537
53 Thailand 17.3 min 0.0% 27,219
53 Finland 17.3 min 1.2% 9,857
55 Argentina 16.6 min 6.8% 9,197
56 Brazil 16.4 min 2.4% 45,685
57 Japan 16.3 min 0.8% 89,201
57 Austria 16.3 min 1.3% 18,662
57 South Africa 16.3 min 0.7% 8,095
60 Kenya 15.1 min 0.2% 13,298
60 Oman 15.1 min 0.1% 4,962
62 Russia 14.8 min 0.3% 68,734
62 Saudi Arabia 14.8 min 0.3% 28,313
64 Norway 14.2 min 0.7% 39,778
65 Ethiopia 13.8 min 0.1% 12,755
66 Colombia 13.5 min 0.4% 29,124
67 Bahamas 12.7 min 3.5% 3,110
68 Iran 10.2 min 0.6% 9,883
69 Bolivia 8.2 min 0.2% 4,025
70 Nigeria 8.1 min 0.0% 6,919
70 Sweden 8.1 min 2.2% 3,302
72 Curacao 6.8 min 1.9% 3,363
73 Myanmar (Burma) 6.3 min 0.9% 3,502
74 Venezuela 5.5 min 0.0% 3,009
75 Denmark 4.3 min 0.1% 12,619
76 Costa Rica 3.2 min 0.1% 3,813
77 Tanzania 1.4 min 1.0% 8,767
78 Belize 0.0 min 0.0% 8,429

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The country with at least 100 flights a day whose airlines had the longest average departure delay in September 2024 was Israel: average departure delay 45.1 min (early and cancelled flights count as 0). Source: Airportia, "Airline delays by country, September 2024" (1–30 September 2024), https://www.airportia.com/statistics/countries/2024-09/, 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. 82 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.