Airline delays by country, July 2026

43.3 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 July 2026 was Tunisia: average departure delay 43.3 min (early and cancelled flights count as 0).

July 2026 (1–31 July 2026) Source: www.airportia.com/statistics/countries/2026-07/

Period: 1–31 July 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, July 2026: top 15, average departure delay1–31 July 2026. Source: Airportia.1. Tunisia: 43.3 min (4,875 flights)1. Tunisia43.3 min2. Israel: 42.1 min (7,225 flights)2. Israel42.1 min3. Hong Kong: 40.7 min (20,904 flights)3. Hong Kong40.7 min4. Algeria: 39.8 min (8,023 flights)4. Algeria39.8 min5. Pakistan: 39.1 min (4,931 flights)5. Pakistan39.1 min6. Russia: 38.6 min (85,242 flights)6. Russia38.6 min7. Ethiopia: 36.9 min (17,360 flights)7. Ethiopia36.9 min8. United States: 36.7 min (887,748 flights)8. United States36.7 min9. Lithuania: 35.8 min (3,074 flights)9. Lithuania35.8 min10. United Arab Emirates: 35.1 min (47,510 flights)10. United Arab Emirates35.1 min11. Hungary: 33.9 min (36,583 flights)11. Hungary33.9 min12. Argentina: 33.5 min (10,332 flights)12. Argentina33.5 min13. United Kingdom: 33.4 min (115,628 flights)13. United Kingdom33.4 min14. China: 33.0 min (481,531 flights)14. China33.0 min15. Portugal: 32.5 min (14,500 flights)15. Portugal32.5 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. 86 smaller countries were left out. 4 countries with an average delay of exactly 0 were left out too: that almost always means no departure times were reported.

Full ranking: 88 countries

# Country Average departure delay Cancelled Flights
1 Tunisia 43.3 min 3.6% 4,875
2 Israel 42.1 min 0.5% 7,225
3 Hong Kong 40.7 min 2.5% 20,904
4 Algeria 39.8 min 1.1% 8,023
5 Pakistan 39.1 min 1.4% 4,931
6 Russia 38.6 min 1.4% 85,242
7 Ethiopia 36.9 min 0.5% 17,360
8 United States 36.7 min 2.1% 887,748
9 Lithuania 35.8 min 0.1% 3,074
10 United Arab Emirates 35.1 min 1.4% 47,510
11 Hungary 33.9 min 0.2% 36,583
12 Argentina 33.5 min 0.7% 10,332
13 United Kingdom 33.4 min 1.3% 115,628
14 China 33.0 min 3.7% 481,531
15 Portugal 32.5 min 0.9% 14,500
15 Latvia 32.5 min 1.2% 9,459
17 Vietnam 30.7 min 0.1% 34,977
17 Greece 30.7 min 0.3% 23,970
19 Switzerland 30.6 min 1.2% 16,064
20 Egypt 30.3 min 0.5% 15,231
21 Serbia 29.8 min 0.0% 4,545
22 Qatar 29.7 min 0.6% 19,406
23 Italy 29.6 min 1.7% 23,444
24 Czech Republic 29.1 min 0.1% 6,990
24 Romania 29.1 min 0.3% 3,999
26 Taiwan 29.0 min 4.1% 24,536
27 Ireland 28.6 min 0.2% 127,220
27 Bulgaria 28.6 min 0.3% 5,858
29 Kuwait 28.3 min 0.6% 5,565
30 Iceland 27.7 min 0.8% 4,479
31 Germany 27.6 min 0.7% 74,754
32 Netherlands 26.6 min 1.4% 41,181
33 South Korea 26.2 min 0.5% 47,751
34 Poland 26.1 min 0.5% 12,516
35 Canada 25.5 min 2.9% 92,519
35 Luxembourg 25.5 min 0.3% 3,128
37 Turkey 25.4 min 0.6% 85,114
38 France 25.3 min 1.2% 38,716
39 Spain 25.1 min 0.5% 77,079
40 Oman 25.0 min 0.2% 6,183
41 Uzbekistan 24.9 min 0.1% 3,280
42 Belgium 24.7 min 0.6% 8,340
43 Jordan 24.6 min 2.3% 4,976
44 Mexico 24.5 min 0.5% 50,159
45 Kenya 23.1 min 0.7% 12,384
46 Morocco 22.8 min 1.3% 8,766
47 Singapore 22.7 min 0.3% 32,407
48 Bangladesh 22.5 min 0.4% 5,656
49 Azerbaijan 22.4 min 0.3% 5,656
50 Panama 21.9 min 0.2% 13,705
51 Austria 21.5 min 0.6% 20,257
52 India 21.0 min 1.1% 91,069
52 Finland 21.0 min 0.8% 9,771
54 Chile 20.7 min 1.0% 65,119
55 Bahrain 20.3 min 1.4% 4,383
56 Colombia 20.1 min 0.8% 35,892
56 Kazakhstan 20.1 min 0.7% 6,427
58 Japan 19.6 min 1.7% 85,780
59 Armenia 19.1 min 0.0% 3,860
60 Indonesia 18.8 min 1.4% 60,932
61 Iraq 18.6 min 1.2% 3,480
62 Uganda 18.5 min 0.3% 5,129
63 New Zealand 18.2 min 2.5% 14,671
64 Saudi Arabia 18.1 min 4.7% 34,121
65 Australia 18.0 min 1.2% 67,716
66 Thailand 17.1 min 0.9% 22,288
67 Philippines 16.9 min 1.5% 26,635
68 Norway 16.8 min 1.3% 46,688
69 South Africa 16.6 min 1.1% 9,562
70 Malaysia 16.3 min 0.5% 43,017
71 Peru 15.7 min 0.0% 3,036
72 Sri Lanka 15.5 min 0.5% 3,583
73 Bahamas 15.2 min 1.0% 3,770
74 Brazil 15.1 min 1.4% 46,488
75 Equatorial Guinea 15.0 min 0.0% 3,254
76 Malta 12.6 min 1.1% 7,403
76 Venezuela 12.6 min 0.0% 6,021
78 Nigeria 12.5 min 0.5% 11,923
79 French Polynesia 12.1 min 1.0% 3,709
80 Myanmar (Burma) 11.9 min 0.9% 5,186
81 Curacao 11.1 min 0.5% 4,144
82 Nepal 10.8 min 0.0% 9,111
83 Denmark 8.9 min 0.1% 12,981
84 Tanzania 7.6 min 0.3% 9,242
85 Iran 6.1 min 1.1% 11,247
86 Costa Rica 5.2 min 0.0% 3,006
87 Papua New Guinea 3.0 min 0.1% 4,061
88 Belize 0.1 min 0.0% 8,038

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The country with at least 100 flights a day whose airlines had the longest average departure delay in July 2026 was Tunisia: average departure delay 43.3 min (early and cancelled flights count as 0). Source: Airportia, "Airline delays by country, July 2026" (1–31 July 2026), https://www.airportia.com/statistics/countries/2026-07/, 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. 86 smaller countries were left out. 4 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.