Airline delays by country, October 2026

52.8 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 October 2026 was Tunisia: average departure delay 52.8 min (early and cancelled flights count as 0).

October 2026 (1–31 October 2026) Source: www.airportia.com/statistics/countries/2026-10/

Period: 1–31 October 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, October 2026: top 15, average departure delay1–31 October 2026. Source: Airportia.1. Tunisia: 52.8 min (4,255 flights)1. Tunisia52.8 min2. Russia: 48.1 min (71,240 flights)2. Russia48.1 min3. Israel: 36.8 min (7,173 flights)3. Israel36.8 min4. Pakistan: 35.0 min (5,047 flights)4. Pakistan35.0 min5. Uzbekistan: 33.8 min (3,439 flights)5. Uzbekistan33.8 min6. Argentina: 33.4 min (13,326 flights)6. Argentina33.4 min7. Taiwan: 33.2 min (24,222 flights)7. Taiwan33.2 min8. Algeria: 32.9 min (8,181 flights)8. Algeria32.9 min9. Egypt: 32.5 min (16,419 flights)9. Egypt32.5 min10. Malta: 31.5 min (21,446 flights)10. Malta31.5 min10. Portugal: 31.5 min (12,795 flights)10. Portugal31.5 min12. United Arab Emirates: 31.2 min (51,516 flights)12. United Arab Emirates31.2 min13. Turkey: 29.4 min (79,105 flights)13. Turkey29.4 min14. Hungary: 29.2 min (17,243 flights)14. Hungary29.2 min15. Hong Kong: 29.0 min (21,450 flights)15. Hong Kong29.0 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. 92 smaller countries were left out. 3 countries with an average delay of exactly 0 were left out too: that almost always means no departure times were reported.

Full ranking: 87 countries

# Country Average departure delay Cancelled Flights
1 Tunisia 52.8 min 3.9% 4,255
2 Russia 48.1 min 2.9% 71,240
3 Israel 36.8 min 0.3% 7,173
4 Pakistan 35.0 min 4.2% 5,047
5 Uzbekistan 33.8 min 1.3% 3,439
6 Argentina 33.4 min 0.7% 13,326
7 Taiwan 33.2 min 3.4% 24,222
8 Algeria 32.9 min 0.6% 8,181
9 Egypt 32.5 min 1.4% 16,419
10 Malta 31.5 min 0.6% 21,446
10 Portugal 31.5 min 0.7% 12,795
12 United Arab Emirates 31.2 min 1.8% 51,516
13 Turkey 29.4 min 1.0% 79,105
14 Hungary 29.2 min 0.5% 17,243
15 Hong Kong 29.0 min 0.5% 21,450
16 United Kingdom 28.7 min 1.6% 96,979
17 Qatar 28.1 min 1.2% 19,507
18 United States 27.9 min 0.7% 837,897
18 Saudi Arabia 27.9 min 15.9% 26,805
20 Ireland 27.4 min 0.3% 119,742
21 Ethiopia 27.0 min 0.5% 16,956
22 Switzerland 26.9 min 0.7% 20,219
22 Armenia 26.9 min 0.3% 3,105
24 Serbia 26.5 min 0.1% 4,582
25 Panama 26.2 min 1.8% 13,338
25 Poland 26.2 min 0.3% 11,373
27 Morocco 26.1 min 0.9% 8,542
28 Bulgaria 26.0 min 1.0% 4,447
29 South Korea 25.6 min 0.3% 50,249
30 France 25.2 min 0.9% 42,875
31 Italy 25.1 min 0.6% 20,036
32 Germany 24.9 min 0.4% 66,027
33 Bangladesh 24.7 min 3.4% 5,868
34 Vietnam 24.5 min 0.8% 25,458
35 Greece 24.4 min 0.5% 18,894
36 Singapore 24.2 min 0.5% 30,807
37 Belgium 24.1 min 1.2% 12,763
38 Netherlands 23.9 min 2.6% 35,730
39 Austria 23.8 min 0.4% 40,512
40 Luxembourg 23.7 min 0.5% 3,106
41 Spain 23.4 min 1.3% 67,351
42 Thailand 23.2 min 0.9% 30,544
43 India 22.9 min 1.7% 101,789
44 Iceland 22.7 min 2.0% 3,434
44 Ecuador 22.7 min 0.0% 3,392
46 Czech Republic 22.6 min 0.0% 3,097
47 Bahrain 21.7 min 6.6% 4,109
48 Australia 21.4 min 1.4% 55,076
49 Azerbaijan 21.2 min 0.0% 5,078
50 Equatorial Guinea 21.1 min 0.1% 3,188
51 Philippines 21.0 min 1.3% 30,514
52 Oman 20.7 min 1.3% 4,921
53 Mexico 20.5 min 0.9% 47,046
54 Kenya 20.3 min 0.7% 10,146
55 Indonesia 20.0 min 1.8% 61,532
56 Kazakhstan 19.9 min 0.5% 5,555
57 Colombia 19.6 min 1.0% 41,510
58 Iraq 19.5 min 2.5% 3,268
59 Canada 19.0 min 1.9% 97,844
60 Japan 18.8 min 0.8% 85,025
61 Brazil 18.2 min 1.1% 69,167
61 New Zealand 18.2 min 1.8% 24,818
63 Finland 17.5 min 0.6% 10,700
64 Malaysia 17.2 min 0.3% 45,447
65 Jordan 17.0 min 3.6% 4,480
65 Uganda 17.0 min 0.1% 4,191
67 Chile 16.9 min 0.8% 66,782
68 Peru 16.0 min 0.0% 12,276
69 Nigeria 15.2 min 0.4% 10,211
70 Latvia 15.0 min 0.5% 5,253
71 Iran 14.8 min 1.1% 9,014
72 Venezuela 14.6 min 0.0% 5,780
73 South Africa 14.5 min 0.3% 10,992
74 Myanmar (Burma) 14.2 min 0.4% 4,829
75 China 13.7 min 2.5% 423,803
75 Nepal 13.7 min 0.5% 7,825
75 Kuwait 13.7 min 1.3% 4,548
78 Fiji 13.6 min 1.0% 3,086
79 French Polynesia 13.4 min 9.8% 3,553
80 Norway 13.1 min 1.2% 44,676
81 Bahamas 12.4 min 1.2% 3,632
82 Tanzania 9.4 min 0.5% 9,152
83 Zambia 9.3 min 0.1% 4,984
84 Denmark 9.1 min 0.1% 8,644
85 Costa Rica 6.4 min 0.0% 3,810
86 Papua New Guinea 5.3 min 0.1% 4,450
87 Belize 0.2 min 0.0% 7,545

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The country with at least 100 flights a day whose airlines had the longest average departure delay in October 2026 was Tunisia: average departure delay 52.8 min (early and cancelled flights count as 0). Source: Airportia, "Airline delays by country, October 2026" (1–31 October 2026), https://www.airportia.com/statistics/countries/2026-10/, 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. 92 smaller countries were left out. 3 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.