Rio de Janeiro (SDU) departure delays

2,597 departures · 7 routes · January 2025 – August 2026

88.82%

Left on time

Within 15 minutes of schedule

4.24%

Cancelled

Share of departures

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When late, late by

Average delayed departure

#49

Rank

Among graded US airports

What the record says about SDU

Departures from SDU leave close to schedule more often than most airports in the record. An airport this punctual is usually one with spare capacity in its runway slots.

Which airlines run best out of SDU

Airline	Departures	On time
Gol Linhas Aéreas	881	90.6%
LATAM Brasil	923	88.9%
Azul Linhas Aéreas	793	86.9%

Routes out of SDU

SDU → CGH São Paulo 1,589 flights · 89% on time C SDU → BSB Brasília 366 flights · 93.09% on time A SDU → VCP Campinas 213 flights · 87.08% on time B SDU → CNF Belo Horizonte 182 flights · 83.24% on time B SDU → GRU São Paulo 154 flights · 81.82% on time B SDU → SSA Salvador 62 flights · 95.16% on time — SDU → BPS Porto Seguro 31 flights · 96.67% on time —

Common questions

How bad are delays at Rio de Janeiro (SDU)?

88.82% of departures from SDU left within 15 minutes of schedule across 2,597 flights. That is better than most airports in this record.

Which airline is most punctual from SDU?

Gol Linhas Aéreas, at 90.6% on time from this airport. The least punctual was Azul Linhas Aéreas at 86.9%.

How often are flights from SDU cancelled?

4.24% of scheduled departures did not operate.