The statistic depicts the world's most punctual large airports in 2019, sorted by on-time arrival or departure. That year, Japan's airport, Osaka International Airport, was the most punctual airport in the world, with some 88.03 percent its flights arriving or departing on time.
The world's most punctual large airports in 2019, by on-time performance*
Characteristic
On-time performance
Osaka, Japan (ITM)
88.03%
St Petersburg Pulkovo, Russia (LED)
87.16%
Honolulu, U.S. (HNL)
86.82%
Brasilia, Brazil (BSB)
85.4%
Salt Lake City, U.S. (SLC)
85.38%
Santiago, Chile (SCL)
84.96%
Portland, U.S. (PDX)
84.68%
Sapporo, Japan (CTS)
84.06%
Lima, Peru (LIM)
83.15%
Johannesburg, South Africa (JNB)
83.01%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2On-time performance88.03%88.03%87.16%87.16%86.82%86.82%85.4%85.4%85.38%85.38%84.96%84.96%84.68%84.68%84.06%84.06%83.15%83.15%83.01%83.01%Osaka, Japan (ITM)St Petersburg Pulkovo, Russia (LED)Honolulu, U.S. (HNL)Brasilia, Brazil (BSB)Salt Lake City, U.S. (SLC)Santiago, Chile (SCL)Portland, U.S. (PDX)Sapporo, Japan (CTS)Lima, Peru (LIM)Johannesburg, South Africa (JNB)
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* As defined by the source, a large airport is an airport that had from ten to 20 million departing scheduled seats in 2019.
The source defines on-time performance (OTP) as a flight that arrives or departs within 14 minutes and 59 seconds (under 15 minutes) of its scheduled arrival or departure time. Cancellations are also included. Airports include arriving and departing OTP.
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