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Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International flight delays: the record, day by day

Eurocontrol attributes air-traffic delay to Tel Aviv Ben Gurion on the days it happens, with the cause. On its 25 worst days since 2019 the airport lost 132,518 minutes of arrival delay, mostly to atc capacity and industrial action (non-atc). Days with nothing logged are a strong point for any passenger whose flight was late for another reason.

Was your Tel Aviv Ben Gurion flight 3 hours late?

The day the flight was due to leave, in local time where it left. For an overnight flight, that is the evening you set off.

Same flight number twice that day? Add the departure code

Free. No account. The airline is not contacted.

Worst days on record

DateDelay minLateCause
2 August 20266,569123ATC capacity
5 August 20266,132115ATC capacity
21 August 20256,104135ATC capacity
9 August 20266,037134ATC capacity
20 August 20265,97986Industrial action (non-ATC)
5 July 20235,815113ATC capacity
14 August 20235,707118ATC equipment
14 September 20265,519129ATC capacity
28 May 20265,414100ATC capacity
24 September 20265,408107ATC capacity
25 September 20255,290107ATC capacity
26 July 20265,17895ATC capacity
10 September 20265,146115ATC capacity
19 July 20265,13086ATC capacity
23 August 20265,116110ATC capacity

Most recent days with delay logged

DateDelay minLateCause
30 September 20264,08093ATC capacity
29 September 20263,58593ATC capacity
28 September 20262,66764ATC capacity
27 September 20264,586109ATC capacity
26 September 202643012ATC capacity
25 September 20262,38449ATC capacity
24 September 20265,408107ATC capacity
23 September 20264,497107ATC capacity
22 September 20264,14290ATC capacity
21 September 20261103ATC capacity
20 September 20262737ATC capacity
19 September 20261132ATC capacity
18 September 202696819ATC capacity
17 September 20264,507107ATC capacity
16 September 20261,57440ATC capacity

Data to 30 September 2026. Eurocontrol publishes about a month in arrears.

What usually goes wrong at Tel Aviv Ben Gurion

ATC capacity92%
Industrial action (non-ATC)3%
Aerodrome capacity2%
ATC equipment2%

Share of logged delay minutes across the worst and most recent days shown above. Weather, ATC staffing, ATC capacity and equipment failures are the causes airlines most often plead as extraordinary; airport capacity and unspecified delay are arguable.

Questions

Is a delay at Tel Aviv Ben Gurion caused by weather always an extraordinary circumstance?

No. The airline must show that the weather actually affected your flight and that it took all reasonable measures. Eurocontrol logs weather delay at Tel Aviv Ben Gurion on specific days; if your day is not one of them, the weather defence has nothing behind it. If it is, the airline still has to connect it to your flight.

How do I find out if my Tel Aviv Ben Gurion flight was delayed 3 hours?

Enter the flight number and date in the checker above. It pulls the recorded arrival time, works out the delay against the schedule, and shows what Eurocontrol and the airport weather logged for Tel Aviv Ben Gurion that day.

Which airlines' passengers can claim after a Tel Aviv Ben Gurion delay?

Any airline departing Tel Aviv Ben Gurion is covered by EU261 regardless of nationality. Arrivals are covered when the airline is a UK or EU carrier.

Source: Eurocontrol Performance Review Unit, airport arrival ATFM delay by cause, daily. See also your rights and the compensation calculator.