Airline delays by country, September 2026

48.8 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 2026 was Israel: average departure delay 48.8 min (early and cancelled flights count as 0).

September 2026 (1–30 September 2026) Source: www.airportia.com/statistics/countries/2026-09/

Period: 1–30 September 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, September 2026: top 15, average departure delay1–30 September 2026. Source: Airportia.1. Israel: 48.8 min (8,141 flights)1. Israel48.8 min2. Tunisia: 40.6 min (4,624 flights)2. Tunisia40.6 min3. Russia: 38.3 min (76,730 flights)3. Russia38.3 min4. Algeria: 37.4 min (8,571 flights)4. Algeria37.4 min5. Pakistan: 33.2 min (4,899 flights)5. Pakistan33.2 min6. Egypt: 32.7 min (16,326 flights)6. Egypt32.7 min7. United Arab Emirates: 31.2 min (50,567 flights)7. United Arab Emirates31.2 min8. Armenia: 30.6 min (3,694 flights)8. Armenia30.6 min9. Portugal: 30.4 min (13,964 flights)9. Portugal30.4 min10. United Kingdom: 30.3 min (104,327 flights)10. United Kingdom30.3 min11. United States: 29.5 min (810,484 flights)11. United States29.5 min11. Argentina: 29.5 min (13,329 flights)11. Argentina29.5 min13. Serbia: 28.6 min (4,999 flights)13. Serbia28.6 min14. Ethiopia: 28.5 min (17,224 flights)14. Ethiopia28.5 min15. Taiwan: 28.3 min (24,189 flights)15. Taiwan28.3 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. 87 smaller countries were left out. 2 countries with an average delay of exactly 0 were left out too: that almost always means no departure times were reported.

Full ranking: 89 countries

# Country Average departure delay Cancelled Flights
1 Israel 48.8 min 0.3% 8,141
2 Tunisia 40.6 min 1.8% 4,624
3 Russia 38.3 min 1.6% 76,730
4 Algeria 37.4 min 0.7% 8,571
5 Pakistan 33.2 min 3.1% 4,899
6 Egypt 32.7 min 0.2% 16,326
7 United Arab Emirates 31.2 min 0.5% 50,567
8 Armenia 30.6 min 0.2% 3,694
9 Portugal 30.4 min 0.7% 13,964
10 United Kingdom 30.3 min 1.9% 104,327
11 United States 29.5 min 1.1% 810,484
11 Argentina 29.5 min 0.3% 13,329
13 Serbia 28.6 min 0.0% 4,999
14 Ethiopia 28.5 min 0.4% 17,224
15 Taiwan 28.3 min 0.3% 24,189
15 Hong Kong 28.3 min 0.4% 20,064
17 Greece 27.6 min 0.2% 22,289
18 Italy 27.0 min 1.6% 22,008
18 Qatar 27.0 min 0.3% 19,507
20 Malta 26.7 min 0.5% 21,146
21 Ireland 26.1 min 0.8% 125,304
21 Romania 26.1 min 0.4% 3,421
23 Switzerland 25.6 min 0.7% 20,716
24 Bulgaria 25.2 min 0.7% 4,488
25 Kenya 25.1 min 1.7% 9,532
26 Turkey 24.9 min 0.4% 80,899
27 Netherlands 24.6 min 1.8% 35,686
28 Germany 24.5 min 0.5% 66,815
29 Thailand 24.3 min 1.1% 27,771
30 Poland 24.0 min 0.1% 12,930
31 Ecuador 23.7 min 0.0% 3,373
32 South Korea 23.2 min 0.2% 48,870
32 Belgium 23.2 min 0.7% 14,756
34 India 23.0 min 1.2% 95,284
34 Uzbekistan 23.0 min 0.3% 3,602
36 Austria 22.7 min 0.3% 43,817
36 Saudi Arabia 22.7 min 2.0% 30,382
36 Kuwait 22.7 min 0.4% 5,514
36 Luxembourg 22.7 min 0.5% 3,319
40 France 22.6 min 1.1% 44,100
41 Hungary 22.3 min 0.2% 18,356
42 Spain 22.1 min 0.8% 73,426
42 Singapore 22.1 min 0.4% 31,943
44 Vietnam 22.0 min 0.7% 26,463
45 Bangladesh 21.9 min 0.5% 5,845
46 Japan 21.6 min 1.5% 85,899
46 Czech Republic 21.6 min 0.1% 4,998
48 Morocco 21.5 min 0.3% 8,917
49 Azerbaijan 21.3 min 0.1% 5,498
50 Iceland 20.4 min 2.7% 3,876
51 Canada 20.3 min 2.2% 103,934
52 Brazil 19.5 min 1.9% 70,390
53 Oman 19.4 min 0.5% 5,106
54 Uganda 19.3 min 0.2% 4,327
55 Australia 19.0 min 1.0% 59,122
56 Mexico 18.7 min 0.6% 45,062
57 Jordan 17.8 min 0.5% 4,628
58 Indonesia 17.7 min 3.3% 61,647
58 Iraq 17.7 min 1.8% 3,505
60 Equatorial Guinea 17.6 min 0.0% 3,221
60 Sri Lanka 17.6 min 0.2% 3,080
62 Panama 17.2 min 0.1% 13,076
63 Philippines 17.1 min 1.0% 27,944
64 Colombia 16.8 min 0.7% 41,698
65 Chile 16.6 min 0.7% 67,171
65 New Zealand 16.6 min 1.3% 20,884
67 Malaysia 16.3 min 0.8% 43,714
67 Finland 16.3 min 0.8% 10,604
69 South Africa 16.2 min 0.5% 9,504
70 Peru 16.0 min 0.1% 12,842
70 Iran 16.0 min 1.1% 9,581
70 Bahrain 16.0 min 0.5% 4,160
73 Kazakhstan 15.9 min 0.6% 5,819
74 Nigeria 15.0 min 0.5% 10,496
75 Myanmar (Burma) 14.8 min 1.9% 4,935
76 China 14.6 min 2.1% 428,268
77 Venezuela 13.7 min 0.0% 6,276
78 Nepal 13.4 min 0.3% 7,826
79 Norway 13.2 min 1.2% 47,256
80 Latvia 13.1 min 0.7% 6,041
81 French Polynesia 12.6 min 1.0% 3,533
82 Bahamas 12.2 min 0.4% 3,531
83 Tanzania 10.1 min 0.3% 9,156
84 Zambia 9.2 min 0.2% 4,806
85 Denmark 8.4 min 0.1% 9,240
86 Curacao 7.8 min 0.7% 3,538
87 Costa Rica 6.2 min 0.0% 3,949
88 Papua New Guinea 4.1 min 0.0% 4,448
89 Belize 0.1 min 0.0% 7,575

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The country with at least 100 flights a day whose airlines had the longest average departure delay in September 2026 was Israel: average departure delay 48.8 min (early and cancelled flights count as 0). Source: Airportia, "Airline delays by country, September 2026" (1–30 September 2026), https://www.airportia.com/statistics/countries/2026-09/, 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. 87 smaller countries were left out. 2 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.