Airline delays by country, February 2026

44.5 min average departure delay (early and cancelled flights count as 0), Tunisia

The country with at least 100 flights a day whose airlines had the longest average departure delay in February 2026 was Tunisia: average departure delay 44.5 min (early and cancelled flights count as 0).

February 2026 (1–28 February 2026) Source: www.airportia.com/statistics/countries/2026-02/

Period: 1–28 February 2026 (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 2026: top 15, average departure delay1–28 February 2026. Source: Airportia.1. Tunisia: 44.5 min (2,905 flights)1. Tunisia44.5 min2. Romania: 36.8 min (2,971 flights)2. Romania36.8 min3. Egypt: 34.5 min (15,952 flights)3. Egypt34.5 min4. Canada: 33.8 min (76,088 flights)4. Canada33.8 min5. Vietnam: 33.2 min (36,267 flights)5. Vietnam33.2 min5. Portugal: 33.2 min (11,379 flights)5. Portugal33.2 min7. Hong Kong: 31.6 min (21,141 flights)7. Hong Kong31.6 min8. Indonesia: 31.2 min (60,455 flights)8. Indonesia31.2 min9. Poland: 30.5 min (9,841 flights)9. Poland30.5 min10. Pakistan: 30.0 min (4,187 flights)10. Pakistan30.0 min11. United Arab Emirates: 28.7 min (50,414 flights)11. United Arab Emirates28.7 min12. United States: 28.6 min (792,008 flights)12. United States28.6 min12. Argentina: 28.6 min (8,838 flights)12. Argentina28.6 min14. Malaysia: 27.4 min (54,771 flights)14. Malaysia27.4 min15. Singapore: 27.1 min (28,302 flights)15. Singapore27.1 min

Only countries with at least 2,800 flights in the period (100 a day) are ranked, so a handful of flights cannot top the list. 89 smaller countries were left out. 5 countries with an average delay of exactly 0 were left out too: that almost always means no departure times were reported.

Full ranking: 83 countries

# Country Average departure delay Cancelled Flights
1 Tunisia 44.5 min 0.4% 2,905
2 Romania 36.8 min 0.1% 2,971
3 Egypt 34.5 min 0.5% 15,952
4 Canada 33.8 min 3.8% 76,088
5 Vietnam 33.2 min 0.0% 36,267
5 Portugal 33.2 min 0.6% 11,379
7 Hong Kong 31.6 min 0.2% 21,141
8 Indonesia 31.2 min 0.9% 60,455
9 Poland 30.5 min 0.2% 9,841
10 Pakistan 30.0 min 2.7% 4,187
11 United Arab Emirates 28.7 min 1.6% 50,414
12 United States 28.6 min 2.0% 792,008
12 Argentina 28.6 min 3.2% 8,838
14 Malaysia 27.4 min 0.1% 54,771
15 Singapore 27.1 min 0.1% 28,302
16 Taiwan 27.0 min 0.3% 23,864
17 India 26.8 min 0.5% 111,993
18 Turkey 26.6 min 0.4% 63,917
18 Kazakhstan 26.6 min 0.3% 4,089
20 Israel 26.2 min 1.2% 4,488
21 Hungary 25.4 min 0.1% 25,474
21 Qatar 25.4 min 0.8% 19,772
23 Finland 24.7 min 1.5% 9,453
23 Latvia 24.7 min 0.2% 4,854
25 Russia 24.4 min 0.2% 63,140
25 Kenya 24.4 min 0.4% 10,026
27 Bulgaria 23.8 min 0.1% 2,971
28 Germany 23.7 min 0.2% 50,137
28 South Korea 23.7 min 0.1% 48,673
30 Netherlands 23.5 min 1.6% 30,756
31 United Kingdom 23.3 min 0.9% 86,010
32 Switzerland 23.2 min 0.7% 11,644
33 Iceland 22.9 min 0.7% 3,826
34 Aruba 22.6 min 0.0% 3,140
35 Uzbekistan 22.2 min 0.4% 3,226
36 Colombia 22.1 min 1.1% 34,337
37 Ethiopia 21.9 min 0.0% 15,541
38 France 21.8 min 1.1% 33,327
39 Algeria 21.4 min 0.6% 7,355
39 Morocco 21.4 min 0.3% 7,035
41 Chile 21.2 min 1.1% 63,335
42 Oman 21.0 min 0.4% 5,653
43 China 20.9 min 0.3% 475,836
43 Spain 20.9 min 0.5% 59,620
45 Uganda 20.8 min 0.2% 4,978
46 Ireland 20.4 min 0.3% 89,341
47 Azerbaijan 20.3 min 0.1% 4,225
48 Bahrain 20.2 min 2.5% 4,238
49 Norway 20.1 min 1.6% 40,726
49 Belgium 20.1 min 1.4% 6,271
49 Jordan 20.1 min 1.6% 3,455
49 Serbia 20.1 min 0.1% 2,969
53 Philippines 19.7 min 0.3% 32,654
54 Japan 19.0 min 1.6% 89,963
55 Brazil 18.3 min 1.1% 43,359
55 New Zealand 18.3 min 3.7% 15,932
57 Mexico 18.2 min 0.6% 49,342
57 Italy 18.2 min 0.2% 17,582
59 Saudi Arabia 17.9 min 0.4% 34,116
59 Kuwait 17.9 min 0.4% 5,815
61 Australia 17.0 min 1.2% 67,002
61 Panama 17.0 min 0.6% 12,612
63 Greece 16.6 min 0.7% 13,732
64 Bangladesh 16.5 min 0.5% 4,911
65 Austria 15.9 min 0.3% 15,202
66 Curacao 15.7 min 2.5% 3,467
67 South Africa 15.3 min 0.1% 11,006
68 Sri Lanka 15.2 min 0.2% 3,527
69 Thailand 14.3 min 0.0% 35,209
69 Bahamas 14.3 min 0.1% 3,406
71 Bolivia 13.4 min 0.3% 2,860
72 Myanmar (Burma) 10.9 min 0.9% 4,506
73 Maldives 10.3 min 0.0% 2,845
74 Venezuela 10.2 min 0.0% 4,366
75 Nepal 10.1 min 0.0% 6,836
76 Nigeria 9.1 min 0.3% 12,971
77 Malta 8.4 min 1.1% 4,137
78 Costa Rica 7.7 min 0.0% 5,462
79 Tanzania 7.2 min 0.1% 6,349
80 Iran 5.5 min 0.5% 7,542
81 Denmark 4.1 min 0.0% 11,603
82 Papua New Guinea 3.6 min 0.0% 3,883
83 Belize 0.1 min 0.1% 8,504

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The country with at least 100 flights a day whose airlines had the longest average departure delay in February 2026 was Tunisia: average departure delay 44.5 min (early and cancelled flights count as 0). Source: Airportia, "Airline delays by country, February 2026" (1–28 February 2026), https://www.airportia.com/statistics/countries/2026-02/, 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 2,800 flights in the period (100 a day) are ranked, so a handful of flights cannot top the list. 89 smaller countries were left out. 5 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.