LHR to TLV flight delays
1,014 flights · March 2025 – August 2026 · UK Civil Aviation Authority
64.42%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
7.69%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
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When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
16 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
Cancellation, not delay, is the risk worth pricing here: 7.69% of scheduled flights never operated. A late flight still gets you there. A cancelled one leaves you rebooking, and on a route with few daily departures that can mean losing a day.
The season swings this route hard. In November it ran 59.3 points more punctual than in September — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
The two directions do not behave alike. TLV to LHR arrives on time 17.4 points more often than the outbound. Delay accumulates through the flying day, so whichever direction is scheduled later tends to carry the worse record — which is an argument for booking the morning departure if the choice exists.
The route has been getting better. The later months in the record run 10.1 points more punctual than the earlier ones, which usually means a schedule that was too tight has been given more room.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over March 2025 – August 2026, El Al arrived on time most often on LHR to TLV. British Airways was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in November and worst in September.
Every airline on LHR to TLV
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Al | 813 | 64.45% | 5.54% | — | F |
| British Airways | 201 | 64.29% | 16.42% | — | F |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
TLV to LHR Tel Aviv back to London 81.78% on time DOther routes from London
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on LHR to TLV during March 2025 – August 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →