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Table of

Contents

Airports On-Time Departure Performance

Airlines On-time Arrival Performance

Overview Airports in mainland China

Overview Airlines in mainland China

P4 Global large & medium-sized airports

P6 APAC large & medium-sized airports

P8 North American large & medium-sized airports

P10 European large & medium-sized airports

P12 Airports with a capacity of over 10 million passengers

P14 Airports with a capacity of 2 to 10 million passengers

P16 Global big & medium-sized Airlines

P18 APAC big & medium-sized Airlines

P20 Airline alliances

P23 Ten major airlines

P24 Regional airlines

Appendix

P25 World’s TOP 20 most punctual air routes

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Notes for editors

Period: Dec 1 - Dec 31, 2018

Flights: Commercial air passenger flights only. Cargo aircrafts, corporate jets and

general aviation are excluded.

Actual departure flights: Departure flights that have actual take-off time and actual

departure time in VariFlight database. Canceled flights are

excluded.

Actual arrival flights: Arrival flights that have actual take-off time and actual departure

time in VariFlight database. Canceled flights are excluded.

Large airports: Airports with above 6000 actual departure flights monthly.

Medium-sized airports: Airports with 2000 to 6000 actual departure flights monthly.

Big Airlines: Airlines with over 400 daily actual arrival flights.

Medium-sized Airlines: Airlines with 200 to 400 daily actual arrival flights.

On-time departure flights: Actual Time of Departure (ATD) - Scheduled Time of

Departure (STD) = <30mins

On-time arrival flights: Actual Time of Arrival (ATA) - Scheduled Time of Arrival (STA) =

<30mins

On-time departure rate: On-time Departure Flights/Actual Departure Flights * 100%

On-time arrival rate: On-time Arrival Flights/Actual Arrival Flights * 100%

Average departure delay time: Total Departure Delay Time/ Actual Departure Flights

(Departure delay time of a single flight: ATD-STD. If a flight departs ahead of the

scheduled time of departure, then the result is zero.)

Average arrival delay time: Total Arrival Delay Time/ Actual Arrival Flights

(Arrival delay time of a single flight: ATA-STA. If a flight arrives ahead of the scheduled

time of arrival, then the result is zero.)

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Airports On-Time Departure Performance

Global large airports: Japan’s ITM and CTS top global

OTP chart

Global medium-sized airports: KHH tops the OTP chart

APAC major airports: Japan embraces TOP 5 airports

and 9 Chinese airports rank in the list

APAC medium-sized airports: KHH tops the medium-

sized airports, followed by 4 Japanese airports

North American large airports: HNL tops the OTP chart

North American medium-sized airports: KOA ranks first

in the TOP 20 list

European large airports: LED is the most punctual large

airports in Europe

European medium-sized airports: TFN tops the TOP 20

OTP list

Airports with a capacity of over 10 million passengers:

URC tops the OTP chart while PVG & SHA show the most

rapid growth

Airports with a capacity of 2 to 10 million passengers:

UYN tops the list and MIG shows the most rapid growth

Abstract

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Global large airports: Japan’s ITM and CTS top global OTP chart

Itami (ITM) takes the top spot on the 2018 list, followed by New Chitose (CTS) with an average departure delay of 9.01 minutes. A total of 5 Japanese airports are recorded in this category while 4 large airports from the US, 2 from China and India also crack the TOP 20 list.

Table 1: World’s TOP20 best airports for on-time departures (Large airports, 2018)

Rank IATA

Code Airports

Country/

Region

Flight

Departures

OTP

Departure

Average Departure

Delay (minutes)

1 ITM Itami JP 72515 93.87% 13.20

2 CTS New Chitose JP 81950 92.30% 9.01

3 HNL Honolulu US 76445 88.29% 18.94

4 HND Haneda JP 248925 86.75% 20.30

5 PDX Portland US 95454 86.66% 17.70

6 LED Pulkovo RU 76315 85.75% 18.99

7 BSB Brasília BR 72688 85.25% 18.54

8 PTY Tocumen PA 72023 84.64% 20.65

9 FUK Fukuoka JP 95951 84.14% 20.00

10 KIX Osaka JP 86637 84.08% 20.79

11 CGH Congonhas BR 94488 83.79% 18.65

12 BNE Brisbane AU 94740 83.48% 20.57

13 SJC Norman Y.

Mineta San José US 73453 83.41% 21.11

14 URC Urumqi Diwopu CN 87539 82.86% 24.76

15 DOH Doha QA 100503 82.37% 21.64

16 XIY Xi'an Xianyang CN 164035 82.29% 23.35

17 HYD Rajiv Gandhi IN 85472 82.18% 20.26

18 HEL Helsinki-Vantaa FI 90020 81.66% 20.40

19 CCU Calcutta IN 78854 81.47% 20.85

20 AUS Austin–

Bergstrom US 72779 81.26% 24.13

Source: VariFlight

Overview

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Global medium-sized airports: KHH tops the OTP chart

Kaohsiung (KHH) holds onto the first spot among the TOP 20 global medium-sized

airports with an average departure delay of 12.21 minutes, followed by Sendai (SDJ)

and Miyazaki (KMI) in the second and third places.

Table 2: World’s TOP 20 best airports for on-time departures (Medium-sized airports,

2018)

Rank IATA

Code Airports

Country/

Region

Flight

Departures

OTP

Departure

Average Departure

Delay (minutes)

1 KHH Kaohsiung TW 28958 92.58% 12.21

2 SDJ Sendai JP 26022 92.43% 13.05

3 KMI Miyazaki JP 24511 91.94% 14.06

4 CMN Mohammed V MA 41616 91.56% 11.33

5 KOA Kona US 24486 91.49% 13.18

6 TFN Tenerife North ES 35464 90.69% 13.33

7 NGO Nagoya JP 52534 90.38% 16.41

8 KOJ Kagoshima JP 37772 90.20% 15.69

9 OGG Kahului US 37532 90.19% 13.91

10 MSQ Minsk BY 25806 90.12% 14.53

11 TSA Taipei Songshan TW 27254 89.63% 15.91

12 CHC Christchurch NZ 36105 88.72% 15.25

13 PNH Pochentong KH 24433 88.48% 14.67

14 WLG Wellington NZ 40915 88.09% 15.65

15 LUX Luxembourg-Finde LU 25806 87.99% 15.98

16 CNX Chiang Mai TH 38747 87.83% 14.63

17 SVG Stavanger NO 25590 87.47% 14.64

18 LIN Milan Linate IT 48038 87.24% 16.03

19 FOR Pinto Martins –

Fortaleza BR 26118 87.23% 15.53

20 ANC Ted Stevens

Anchorage US 39369 86.66% 15.86

Source: VariFlight

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APAC major airports: Japan embraces TOP 5 airports and 9 Chinese

airports rank in the list

Among the TOP20 global large airports, Itami (ITM) retains the first with a departure

punctuality of 93.87 percent, followed by New Chitose (CTS) and Haneda (HND) in the

second and third places. In mainland China, Urumqi Diwopu (URC) tops all the nine

Chinese airports in the list.

Table 3: TOP 20 best airports in Asia-Pacific for on-time departures (Major airports,

2018)

Rank IATA

Code Airports

Country/

Region

Flight

Departures

OTP

Departure

Average Departure

Delay (minutes)

1 ITM Itami JP 72515 93.87% 13.20

2 CTS New Chitose JP 81950 92.30% 9.01

3 HND Haneda JP 248925 86.75% 20.30

4 FUK Fukuoka JP 95951 84.14% 20.00

5 KIX Osaka JP 86637 84.08% 20.79

6 BNE Brisbane AU 94740 83.48% 20.57

7 URC Urumqi

Diwopu CN 87539 82.86% 24.76

8 XIY Xi'an Xianyang CN 164035 82.29% 23.35

9 GMP Gimpo KR 72162 80.97% 25.89

10 CKG Chongqing

Jiangbei CN 147262 80.84% 23.25

11 AKL Auckland NZ 82664 79.92% 22.34

12 SHA Shanghai

Hongqiao CN 131821 79.17% 26.05

13 DLC Dalian

Zhoushuizi CN 71779 79.15% 25.43

14 CTU Chengdu

Shuangliu CN 171267 77.22% 28.47

15 WUH Wuhan Tianhe CN 91720 76.77% 26.80

16 OKA Naha JP 73460 76.41% 22.69

17 MEL Melbourne

Tullamarine AU 119389 75.97% 24.88

18 KMG Kunming

Changshui CN 181647 75.63% 29.12

19 BKK Suvarnabhumi TH 180385 75.38% 25.36

20 CSX Changsha CN 91199 75.30% 28.45

Source: VariFlight

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APAC medium-sized airports: KHH tops the medium-sized airports,

followed by 4 Japanese airports

Kaohsiung (KHH) has firmly fixed to the top spot in the APAC TOP 20 medium-sized

airports rankings with an on-time departure rate of 92.58 percent. Two airports in

Taiwan join the list with four Japanese airports and 4 airports in mainland China.

Table 4: TOP 20 best airports in Asia-Pacific for on-time departures (Medium-sized

airports, 2018)

Rank IATA

Code Airports

Country/

Region

Flight

Departures

OTP

Departure

Average Departure

Delay (minutes)

1 KHH Kaohsiung TW 28958 92.58% 12.21

2 SDJ Sendai JP 26022 92.43% 13.05

3 KMI Miyazaki JP 24511 91.94% 14.06

4 NGO Nagoya JP 52534 90.38% 16.41

5 KOJ Kagoshima JP 37772 90.20% 15.69

6 TSA Taipei Songshan TW 27254 89.63% 15.91

7 CHC Christchurch

Chiang Mai NZ 36105 88.72% 15.25

8 PNH Pochentong KH 24433 88.48% 14.67

9 WLG Wellington

Christchurch NZ 40915 88.09% 15.65

10 CNX Chiang Mai TH 38747 87.83% 14.63

11 ADL Adelaide AU 38929 86.54% 17.49

12 PER Perth AU 49835 85.86% 19.53

13 PUS Busan KR 55974 85.16% 19.75

14 CNS Cairns AU 25489 85.04% 19.21

15 LJG Lijiang Sanyi CN 28514 83.66% 18.73

16 XNN Xining Caojiapu CN 27302 82.43% 21.47

17 INC Yinchuan

Hedong CN 37740 81.28% 21.89

18 TNA Jinan Yaoqiang CN 61773 80.03% 22.81

19 HKT Phuket TH 57088 79.84% 20.93

20 OOL Gold Coast AU 24022 79.55% 22.33

Source: VariFlight

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North American large airports: HNL tops the OTP chart

In the TOP 20 list of North American large airports, Honolulu (HNL) tops the seventeen

American airports with an on-time departure rate of 88.29%, while Portland (PDX)

performs the best in average departure delay time with a record of 17.70 minutes.

Table 5: TOP 20 best airports in North America for on-time departures (Large airports,

2018)

Rank IATA

Code Airports

Country/

Region

Flight

Departures

OTP

Departure

Average Departure

Delay (minutes)

1 HNL Honolulu US 76445 88.29% 18.94

2 PDX Portland US 95454 86.66% 17.70

3 SJC Norman Y. Mineta

San José US 73453 83.41% 21.11

4 AUS Austin–Bergstrom US 72779 81.26% 24.13

5 STL Saint Louis US 88356 80.53% 23.29

6 TPA Tampa US 83401 79.98% 24.81

7 SAN San Diego US 100920 79.59% 25.31

8 SLC Salt Lake City US 128091 79.27% 25.95

9 BNA Nashville US 81519 78.49% 26.11

10 PIT Pittsburgh US 63638 78.36% 25.94

11 LAS McCarran US 180466 78.11% 25.46

12 BWI Washington

Thurgood Marshall US 116617 77.85% 26.13

13 PHX Phoenix Sky Harbor US 195890 77.61% 25.39

14 ATL Atlanta US 439589 77.57% 27.18

15 IAH George Bush US 227879 77.21% 27.84

16 MCO Orlando US 162138 76.24% 28.90

17 YYC Calgary CA 99708 76.20% 24.99

18 SEA Seattle US 214778 75.99% 26.19

19 CUN Cancún MX 81167 75.53% 26.44

20 DTW Detroit

Metropolitan US 196735 75.48% 29.54

Source: VariFlight

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North American medium-sized airports: KOA ranks first in the TOP 20

list

The TOP 20 list of North American medium-sized Airports found Kona (KOA) is the best

performing airport in 2018, with an on-time departure rate of 91.49% and an average

departure delay of 12.78 minutes.

Table 6: TOP 20 best airports in North America for on-time departures (Medium-sized

airports, 2018)

Rank IATA

Code Airports

Country/

Region

Flight

Departures

OTP

Departure

Average Departure

Delay (minutes)

1 KOA Kona US 24486 91.49% 13.18

2 OGG Kahului US 37532 90.19% 13.91

3 ANC Ted Stevens

Anchorage US 39369 86.66% 15.86

4 BOI Boise US 25979 85.99% 19.12

5 GEG Spokane US 22367 85.20% 18.96

6 SMF Sacramento US 54664 84.78% 19.33

7 ONT Ontario US 22383 84.66% 19.41

8 YWG Winnipeg CA 29703 83.74% 17.53

9 MCI Kansas City US 59474 83.70% 20.98

10 SNA John Wayne US 46741 83.56% 20.93

11 OKC Will Rogers US 26497 83.02% 22.09

12 SAT San Antonio US 44437 83.02% 22.38

13 ABQ Albuquerque US 30340 82.35% 22.65

14 OAK Oakland US 59128 82.17% 20.83

15 BDL Bradley US 33482 82.14% 23.66

16 YEG Edmonton CA 49790 81.79% 20.35

17 PVD T. F. Green US 24001 81.75% 23.40

18 RNO Reno-Tahoe US 24545 81.68% 22.05

19 CHS Charleston US 25227 81.49% 24.53

20 MSY New Orleans US 57186 81.30% 22.81

Source: VariFlight

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European large airports: LED is the most punctual large airports in

Europe

Pulkovo (LED) cuts a figure in the TOP 20 chart with an on-time departure rate of 85.75

percent and an average departure delay of 18.99 minutes.

Table 7: TOP 20 best airports in Europe for on-time departures (Large airports, 2018)

Rank IATA

Code Airports

Country/

Region

Flight

Departures

OTP

Departure

Average Departure

Delay (minutes)

1 LED Pulkovo RU 76315 85.75% 18.99

2 HEL Helsinki-Vantaa FI 90020 81.66% 20.40

3 VKO Vnukovo RU 80433 81.25% 22.47

4 SVO Sheremetyevo RU 173277 80.18% 23.23

5 CPH Copenhagen DK 128459 78.45% 23.30

6 ATH Athens GK 97513 77.98% 23.33

7 OSL Oslo NO 120083 77.79% 22.59

8 DME Domodedovo RU 115382 77.34% 24.31

9 TXL Tegel DE 91815 76.57% 23.46

10 VIE Vienna AT 118290 76.51% 24.31

11 HAM Hamburg DE 68691 76.03% 24.03

12 GVA Geneva CH 72176 74.59% 25.04

13 DUS Düsseldorf DE 103378 73.89% 26.33

14 ZRH Zurich CH 122919 73.32% 25.55

15 SAW Istanbul Sabiha

Gökçen TR 114620 73.06% 24.57

16 ARN Stockholm

Arlanda SE 114472 73.01% 24.74

17 ORY Paris Orly FR 115689 72.91% 26.48

18 AMS Schiphol NL 242870 72.86% 26.75

19 PMI Palma de

Mallorca ES 97751 72.77% 26.95

20 MAD Madrid–Barajas ES 211978 72.44% 28.81

Source: VariFlight

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European medium-sized airports: TFN tops the TOP 20 OTP list

Tenerife North (TFN) ranks the first among medium-sized airports with a punctuality

of 90.69 percent and an average departure delay of 13.33 minutes. 6 Spanish airports

are also among the list.

Table 8: TOP 20 best airports in Europe for on-time departures (Medium-sized airports,

2018)

Rank IATA

Code Airports

Country/

Region

Flight

Departures

OTP

Departure

Average Departure

Delay (minutes)

1 TFN Tenerife North ES 35464 90.69% 13.33

2 MSQ Minsk BY 25806 90.12% 14.53

3 LUX Luxembourg-Finde LU 25806 87.99% 15.98

4 SVG Stavanger NO 25590 87.47% 14.64

5 LIN Milan Linate IT 48038 87.24% 16.03

6 TRD Trondheim NO 24756 86.28% 15.74

7 RIX Riga LV 38008 86.07% 18.39

8 BGO Bergen NO 34237 85.85% 16.43

9 BIO Bilbao ES 24027 84.86% 17.65

10 BLQ Bologna Guglielmo

Marconi IT 31689 84.68% 14.04

11 SVX Koltsovo RU 25120 83.04% 21.23

12 AER Sochi RU 24222 82.98% 21.82

13 LPA Gran Canaria ES 56643 82.91% 19.21

14 FUE Fuerteventura ES 24861 82.67% 17.24

15 ADB Izmir Adnan

Menderes TK 40920 82.65% 18.99

16 ABZ Aberdeen UK 24153 82.54% 19.57

17 BEG Belgrade Nikola

Tesla RS 27224 81.99% 20.46

18 SVQ Seville ES 25122 81.98% 20.34

19 ACE Lanzarote ES 27108 81.67% 18.94

20 VLC Valencia ES 30089 80.16% 21.17

Source: VariFlight

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The total number of airports with a capacity over 10 million passengers has grown to

37, with the participation of Ningbo Lishe (NGB), Shijiazhuang Zhengding (SJW), Zhuhai

Jinwan (ZUH), Wenzhou Longwan (WNZ) and Hefei Xinqiao (HFE), reporting all

remarkable YoY growth of 12.44 percent, 12.87 percent, 19.29 percent, 9.26 percent

and 5.06 percent respectively.

Following Atlanta Airport, Beijing Capital becomes the second airport hitting a record

of 100 million person trips for its throughput capacity on Dec 28th last year, increasing

15.49 percent on the previous year.

Airports with a capacity of over 10 million passengers: URC tops the

OTP chart while PVG & SHA show the most rapid growth

Among the airports with a capacity of over 10 million passengers in mainland China,

Urumqi Diwopu (URC) ranks first with its on-time departure performance of 82.86

percent followed by Xi'an Xianyang (XIY) and Chongqing Jiangbei (CKG). Airports with

a capacity of over 10 million passengers in mainland China show robust YoY growth in

this category, among which Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA), Shanghai Pudong (PVG) and

Zhuhai Jinwan (ZUH) show the most rapid growth, with respectively 20.75 percent,

19.31 and 19.29 percent, the former two are notably airports with a capacity of over

40 million passengers.

Table 9: China’s airports on-time departure performance (Airports with a capacity of

over 10 million passengers, 2018)

Rank IATA

Code Airports

Flight

Departures

OTP

Departure YoY

Average Departure

Delay (minutes) Size

1 URC Urumqi Diwopu 87539 82.86% 7.49% 24.76 20 Million

2 XIY Xi'an Xianyang 164035 82.29% 8.51% 23.35 40 Million

3 CKG Chongqing Jiangbei 147262 80.84% 6.46% 23.25 40 Million

4 TNA Jinan Yaoqiang 61773 80.03% 8.82% 22.81 10 Million

5 SHA Shanghai Hongqiao 131821 79.17% 20.75% 26.05 40 Million

6 DLC Dalian Zhoushuizi 71779 79.15% 5.11% 25.43 10 Million

7 LHW Lanzhou Zhongchuan 54695 77.28% 4.73% 25.08 10 Million

8 CTU Chengdu Shuangliu 171267 77.22% 8.56% 28.47 50 Million

9 WUH Wuhan Tianhe 91720 76.77% 8.88% 26.80 20 Million

10 KMG Kunming Changshui 181647 75.63% 8.58% 29.12 40 Million

11 TYN Taiyuan Wusu 52855 75.51% 6.89% 29.69 10 Million

12 CSX Changsha Huanghua 91199 75.30% 7.84% 28.45 20 Million

Airports in mainland China

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13 HET Hohhot Baita 51724 75.19% 7.38% 28.60 10 Million

14 HAK Haikou Meilan 81741 74.88% 7.06% 28.17 20 Million

15 CGO Zhengzhou Xinzheng 100661 74.14% 5.11% 30.25 20 Million

16 SZX Shenzhen Bao'an 163537 74.09% 9.98% 32.11 40 Million

17 KHN Nanchang Changbei 52632 73.22% 6.23% 30.72 10 Million

18 ZUH Zhuhai Jinwan 40556 73.13% 19.29% 31.14 10 Million

19 CAN Guangzhou Baiyun 228033 73.11% 9.82% 30.38 60 Million

20 HRB Harbin Taiping 72375 73.02% 6.03% 30.89 20 Million

21 PVG Shanghai Pudong 228613 72.66% 19.31% 30.83 70 Million

22 KWE Guiyang

Longdongbao 78417 72.61% 4.83% 30.17 20 Million

23 TSN Tianjin Binhai 84605 72.10% 9.06% 33.03 20 Million

24 SYX Sanya Phoenix 60135 71.84% 7.10% 31.77 20 Million

25 TAO Qingdao Liuting 89302 71.07% 5.52% 29.27 20 Million

26 PEK Beijing Capital 295135 69.76% 16.92% 31.56 100

Million

27 FOC Fuzhou Changle 53432 69.71% 10.29% 32.28 10 Million

28 SJW Shijiazhuang

Zhengding 42708 69.64% 12.87% 33.22 10 Million

29 NNG Nanning Wuxu 55531 69.31% 10.05% 33.34 10 Million

30 CGQ Changchun Longjia 45556 68.27% 5.48% 34.74 10 Million

31 HGH Hangzhou Xiaoshan 129098 67.93% 14.19% 37.55 30 Million

32 SHE Shenyang Taoxian 67533 67.71% 4.01% 34.48 10 Million

33 NGB Ningbo Lishe 40994 67.12% 12.44% 33.51 10 Million

34 NKG Nanjing Lukou 103177 65.83% 10.45% 40.10 20 Million

35 HFE Hefei Xinqiao 43783 65.47% 5.06% 37.78 10 Million

36 WNZ Wenzhou Longwan 42132 65.17% 9.26% 33.87 10 Million

37 XMN Xiamen Gaoqi 94992 64.61% 13.91% 35.20 20 Million

Source: VariFlight

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Airports with a capacity of 2 to 10 million passengers: UYN tops the

list and MIG shows the most rapid growth

Regarding airports with a capacity of 2 to 10 million passengers, Yulin Yuyang (UYN)

ranks first with an on-time performance of 91.20 percent. Compared with the same

period last year, Mianyang Nanjiao (MIG) enjoys the most rapid YoY growth of 13.81 %.

Table 10: China’s airports on-time departure performance (Airports with a capacity of

2 to 10 million passengers, 2018)

Rank IATA

Code Airports

Flight

Departures

OTP

Departure YoY

Average

Departure Delay

(minutes)

Size

1 UYN Yulin Yuyang 9467 91.20% 4.06% 24.00 2 Million

2 KHG Kashgar 8745 86.03% 12.09% 17.61 2 Million

3 HLD Hulunbuir Hailar 9200 85.20% 10.08% 19.04 2 Million

4 LJG Lijiang Sanyi 28514 83.66% 7.55% 18.73 7 Million

5 XNN Xining Caojiapu 27302 82.43% 4.17% 21.47 6 Million

6 INC Yinchuan Hedong 37740 81.28% 5.60% 21.89 8 Million

7 JHG Xishuangbanna 18212 81.18% 1.68% 20.38 4 Million

8 DSN Ordos 10727 80.32% 3.92% 23.09 2 Million

9 DYG Zhangjiajie Hehua 9295 77.90% 3.03% 40.00 2 Million

10 ZHA ZhanJiang 12166 77.85% 5.51% 24.18 2 Million

11 KWL Guilin Liangjiang 33792 76.42% 7.97% 25.17 8 Million

12 BAV Baotou 9176 76.27% 5.39% 27.63 2 Million

13 YCU Yucheng Guangong 8328 76.19% -0.20% 42.00 2 Million

14 LXA Lhasa Kongga 18134 74.94% 7.93% 29.20 5 Million

15 BHY Beihai Fucheng 8139 74.30% 8.76% 39.00 2 Million

16 YIH Yichang Sanxia 12290 70.76% -3.14% 31.05 2 Million

17 LYI Linyi 7727 70.28% 6.65% 41.00 2 Million

18 NAY Beijing Nanyuan 22226 70.02% 4.94% 30.02 6 Million

19 ZYI Zunyi Xinzhou 8635 69.72% -3.74% 44.00 2 Million

20 WEH WeiHai 10327 69.38% 1.68% 30.75 2 Million

21 SWA Jieyang Chaoshan 24902 69.03% 4.26% 31.07 6 Million

22 JJN Quanzhou Jinjiang 28409 63.53% 8.35% 36.73 7 Million

23 YNT Yantai Penglai 36895 61.51% -3.60% 38.48 8 Million

24 XUZ Xuzhou Guanyin 9034 60.58% 10.11% 46.00 2 Million

25 WUX Sunan Shuofang 26976 58.04% 8.51% 39.76 7 Million

26 YTY Yangzhou Taizhou 8747 56.11% 5.47% 49.00 2 Million

27 NTG Nantong Xingdong 11849 55.58% 5.33% 41.70 2 Million

28 MIG Mianyang Nanjiao 15088 54.20% 13.81% 44.81 3 Million

29 CZX Changzhou Benniu 13301 47.18% -1.16% 48.30 3 Million

Source: VariFlight

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Airlines On-Time Arrival Performance

Global big airlines: JL tops global big airlines

Global medium-sized airlines: CM tops global medium-

sized airlines

APAC major airlines: two Japanese airlines top the list

for this region

APAC medium-sized airlines: SEA airlines take 7 seats

in this category

Airline alliances: Oneworld becomes the most

punctual airline alliance

Ten major airlines: GS tops major airlines in Mainland

China; SC shows the most rapid YoY increase

Regional airlines in Mainland China: RY becomes the

most punctual regional airlines; NS shows the most

rapid YoY increase

Abstract

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Global big airlines: JL tops global big airlines

In 2018, Japan Airlines delivers the best OTP among all big airlines worldwide with an

on-time arrival rate of 95.83 percent and 5.72 minutes of average arrival delay, Qatar

Airways and All Nippon Airways hold the second and the third place in this category.

Table 11: World’s TOP20 best airlines for on-time arrivals (Big airlines, 2018)

Rank IATA

Code Airlines

Country/

Region

Flight

Arrivals

OTP

Arrival

Average Arrival

Delay (minutes)

1 JL Japan Airlines JP 313785 95.83% 5.72

2 QR Qatar Airways QA 190982 95.51% 5.84

3 NH All Nippon Airways JP 468338 95.50% 5.64

4 EK Emirates Airlines AE 203966 94.60% 6.47

5 SU Aeroflot-Russian

Airlines RU 365128 94.38% 7.35

6 KL Royal Dutch Airlines NL 269036 94.08% 6.12

7 IB Iberia Airlines ES 217952 93.94% 6.53

8 AZ Alitalia Airlines IT 202568 93.35% 6.57

9 NZ Air New Zealand NZ 194816 92.60% 8.13

10 KE Korean Air KR 160845 92.56% 8.41

11 AS Alaska Airlines US 469497 92.49% 7.77

12 LA LATAM Airlines CL 386886 92.24% 8.95

13 VA Virgin Australia AU 175717 92.06% 8.66

14 QF Qantas Airways AU 281848 91.80% 9.05

15 AM Mexicana Airlines MX 233339 91.70% 9.33

16 FD Thai AirAsia TH 148745 91.51% 8.13

17 6E IndiGo Airlines IN 447121 91.28% 8.44

18 GA Garuda Indonesia ID 232357 91.12% 9.18

19 TK Turkish Airlines TR 511680 91.04% 9.34

20 DL Delta Air Lines US 2025049 91.03% 5.72

Source: VariFlight

Overview

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Global medium-sized airlines: CM tops global medium-sized airlines

In 2018, Copa Airlines tops the global medium-sized airlines chart with an on-time

arrival rate of 97.31 percent and 3.72 minutes of average arrival delay, followed by

Hawaiian Airlines and Singapore Airlines.

Table 12: World’s TOP 20 best airlines for on-time arrivals (Medium-sized, 2018)

Rank IATA

Code Airlines

Country/

Region

Flight

Arrivals

OTP

Arrival

Average Arrival

Delay (minutes)

1 CM COPA PA 131479 97.31% 3.72

2 HA Hawaiian Airlines US 104440 96.27% 5.14

3 SQ Singapore Airlines SG 93918 95.24% 5.79

4 JJ TAM Airlines BR 129092 95.03% 5.46

5 EY Etihad Airways AE 101884 94.57% 5.95

6 Y4 Volaris MX 120982 93.66% 7.57

7 UT UTair Aviation RU 85692 93.63% 8.13

8 PG Bangkok Airways TH 76246 93.55% 6.79

9 O6 Avianca Brazil BR 101863 93.47% 6.88

10 AT Royal Air Maroc MA 76960 93.00% 7.59

11 TG Thai Airways

International TH 83313 92.80% 8.68

12 AY Finnair FI 132575 92.64% 8.35

13 AR Aerolineas

Argentinas AR 130646 92.16% 8.60

14 S7 S7 Airlines RU 135863 92.11% 8.98

15 OS Austrian AT 141267 91.96% 8.03

16 UX Air Europa ES 101046 91.38% 8.94

17 4O InterJet MX 124062 90.53% 9.62

18 MS EgyptAir EG 80892 90.11% 11.94

19 FZ Flydubai AE 92347 89.89% 10.09

20 ET Ethiopian Airlines ET 114326 89.50% 16.80

Source: VariFlight

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APAC major airlines: two Japanese airlines top the list for this region

Japan Airlines has a strong showing in this major-airlines category with an on-time

arrival rate of 95.83 percent. 8 airlines from mainland China are also in the list: China

Eastern Airlines, Shandong Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Hainan

Airlines, Xiamen Airlines and Shenzhen Airlines. China Eastern Airlines is the most

punctual major airlines in mainland China with an on-time arrival rate of 85.75 percent.

Table 13: Best airlines in Asia-Pacific region for on-time arrivals (Major airlines, 2018)

Rank IATA

Code Airlines

Country/

Region

Flight

Arrivals

OTP

Arrival

Average Arrival

Delay (minutes)

1 JL Japan Airlines JP 313785 95.83% 5.72

2 NH All Nippon Airways JP 468338 95.50% 5.64

3 NZ Air New Zealand NZ 194816 92.60% 8.13

4 KE Korean Air KR 160845 92.56% 8.41

5 VA Virgin Australia AU 175717 92.06% 8.66

6 QF Qantas Airways AU 281848 91.80% 9.05

7 FD Thai AirAsia TH 148745 91.51% 8.13

8 GA Garuda Indonesia ID 232357 91.12% 9.18

9 VN Vietnam Airlines VN 147263 90.28% 19.65

10 MU China Eastern

Airlines CN 789434 85.75% 15.69

11 SC Shandong Airlines CN 217002 85.71% 15.08

12 CA Air China CN 506643 85.66% 17.05

13 CZ China Southern CN 799442 85.56% 17.43

14 3U Sichuan Airlines CN 215230 84.76% 16.66

15 AK AirAsia MY 222110 84.49% 14.64

16 HU Hainan Airlines CN 296003 84.02% 17.63

17 MF Xiamen Airlines CN 238562 80.82% 19.53

18 ZH Shenzhen Airlines CN 263029 80.76% 20.76

19 JT Lion Air ID 244684 67.20% 28.96

Source: VariFlight

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APAC medium-sized airlines: SEA airlines take 7 seats in this category

In 2018, Singapore Airlines ranks first among the medium-sized airlines in the Asia-

Pacific region with an on-time arrival rate of 95.24 percent. There are 7 airlines from

South-east Asia appeared in this list, 2 from Thailand and the rest from Indonesia,

Malaysia, and Vietnam.

Table 14: Best airlines in Asia-Pacific region for on-time arrivals (Medium-sized

airlines, 2018)

Rank IATA

Code Airlines

Country/

Region

Flight

Arrivals OTP Arrival

Average Arrival

Delay (minutes)

1 SQ Singapore Airlines SG 93918 95.24% 5.79

2 PG Bangkok Airways TH 76246 93.55% 6.79

3 TG Thai Airways

International TH 83313 92.80% 8.68

4 OZ Asiana Airlines KR 105462 88.67% 12.37

5 9C Spring Airline CN 132253 88.22% 13.35

6 CX Cathay Pacific HK 103920 88.14% 12.80

7 7C Jeju Air KR 77616 88.12% 11.90

8 G5 China Express

Airlines CN 93746 87.82% 13.95

9 ID Batik Air ID 131414 87.74% 10.82

10 HO Juneyao Airlines CN 116289 87.60% 13.96

11 JQ Jetstar Airways AU 138292 87.37% 13.38

12 QG Citilink ID 103192 87.33% 13.04

13 GS Tianjin Airlines CN 131104 86.14% 15.27

14 FM Shanghai Airlines CN 134403 86.00% 15.43

15 JD Capital Airlines CN 107633 83.91% 17.59

16 OD Malindo Air MY 77200 83.37% 14.65

17 8L Lucky Air CN 84844 82.06% 20.44

18 VJ VietJet Air VN 107958 73.74% 23.45

Source: VariFlight

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Airline alliances: Oneworld becomes the most punctual airline

alliance

In this report, the airline alliances include Star Alliance, Sky Team, Oneworld, U-Fly

Alliance and Value Alliance. Star Alliance, Sky Team and Oneworld are the three largest

airline alliances. The new alliance, U-Fly Alliance, is the world's first low-cost airline

alliance while Value Alliance is the first pan regional low-cost airline alliance.

Oneworld, which consists of 13 airlines by the end of 2018, takes the first place in

average OTP arrival list with an OTP rate of 90.51%, narrowly followed by Sky Team

and Star Alliance.

Table 15: Airline alliances verage on-time arrival performance (2018)

Rank Alliance Flight Arrivals Average OTP

Arrival

Average Arrival Delay

(minutes)

1 Oneworld 4770596 90.51% 10.61

2 Sky Team 6501632 89.56% 12.19

3 Star Alliance 7352402 88.56% 12.90

4 U-Fly Alliance 219552 83.85% 18.96

5 Value Alliance 415781 83.19% 16.28

Source: VariFlight

Table 16: Star Alliance airlines on-time arrival performance (2018)

Rank IATA

Code Airlines

Flight


Average Arrival

Delay (minutes)

1 CM Copa Airlines 131479 97.31% 3.72

2 NH All Nippon Airways 468338 95.50% 5.64

3 SQ Singapore Airlines 93918 95.24% 5.79

4 SA South African

Airways 121034 93.93% 6.66

5 O6 Avianca Brazil 101863 93.47% 6.88

6 A3 Aegean Airlines 49798 93.22% 7.95

7 TG Thai Airways 83313 92.80% 8.68

8 NZ Air New Zealand 194816 92.60% 8.13

9 OS Austrian 141267 91.96% 8.03

10 TK Turkish Airlines 511680 91.04% 9.34

11 BR Eva Air 61993 90.78% 8.91

12 LX Swiss 153922 90.52% 9.23

13 SK Scandinavian

Airlines 309178 90.49% 9.38

14 MS Egypt Air 80892 90.11% 11.94

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15 ET Ethiopian Airlines 114326 89.50% 16.80

16 JP Adria Airways 20130 88.73% 11.28

17 OZ Asiana Airlines 105462 88.67% 12.37

18 LO LOT Polish Airlines 130495 88.53% 10.87

19 UA United Airlines 1830576 88.20% 14.21

20 LH Lufthansa 563975 87.46% 12.68

21 SN Brussels Airlines 88721 87.22% 11.90

22 OU Croatia Airlines 28781 86.93% 16.58

23 CA Air China 506643 85.66% 17.05

24 AV Avianca 267508 85.64% 23.03

25 AC Air Canada 615884 84.95% 15.38

26 AI Air India 171389 80.90% 19.30

27 ZH Shenzhen Airlines 263029 80.76% 20.76

28 TP TAP Air Portugal 141992 79.89% 18.34

Source: VariFlight

Table 17: Sky Team airlines on-time arrival performance (2018)

Rank IATA

Code Airlines

Flight


Average Arrival

Delay (minutes)

1 SU Aeroflot 365128 94.38% 7.35

2 KL KLM Royal Dutch

Airlines 269036 94.08% 6.12

3 AZ Alitalia 202568 93.35% 6.57

4 KE Korean Air 160845 92.56% 8.41

5 AR Aerolineas Argentinas 130646 92.16% 8.60

6 CI China Airlines 68821 92.14% 8.78

7 AM Aeromexico 233339 91.70% 9.33

8 UX Air Europa Lineas

Aereas 101046 91.38% 8.94

9 GA Garuda Indonesia 232357 91.12% 9.18

10 DL Delta Air Lines 2025049 91.03% 11.12

11 ME Middle East Airlines 26766 90.75% 11.21

12 VN Vietnam Airlines 147263 90.28% 19.65

13 AF Air France 352779 89.87% 10.91

14 KQ Kenya Airways 56315 89.62% 11.79

15 RO TAROM 39718 88.79% 12.06

16 SV Saudia 230040 87.61% 13.61

17 MU Eastern Airlines 789434 85.75% 15.69

18 CZ Southern Airlines 799442 85.56% 17.43

19 OK CSA 32478 82.69% 16.11

20 MF Xiamen Airlines 238562 80.82% 19.53

Source: VariFlight

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Table 18: Oneworld airlines on-time arrival performance (2018)

Rank IATA

Code Airlines

Flight


Average Arrival

Delay (minutes)

1 JL Japan Airlines 313785 95.83% 5.72

2 QR Qatar Airways 190982 95.51% 5.84

3 IB Iberia 217952 93.94% 6.53

4 AY Finnair 132575 92.64% 8.35

5 LA LAN Airlines 386886 92.24% 8.95

6 S7 S7 Airlines 135863 92.11% 8.98

7 QF QantasLink 281848 91.80% 9.05

8 UL Sri Lankan Airlines 39104 89.53% 11.20

9 RJ Royal Jordanian 37811 89.42% 13.88

10 AA American Airlines 2384129 89.32% 12.05

11 BA British Airways 389358 88.97% 11.42

12 CX Cathay Pacific 103920 88.14% 12.80

13 MH Malaysia Airline 156383 83.23% 15.93

Source: VariFlight

Table 19: Value Alliance airlines on-time arrival performance (2018)

Ranl IATA

Code Airlines

Flight


Average Arrival

Delay (minutes)

1 XW NokScoot 4122 90.79% 14.25

2 JW Vanilla Air 18566 89.84% 11.81

3 TR Scoot Tigerair 64481 88.38% 13.52

4 7C Jeju Air 77616 88.12% 11.90

5 DG South East Asian 32707 87.51% 11.42

6 DD Nok Air 73387 82.89% 15.31

7 TT Tiger Airways

Australia 30225 79.21% 21.87

8 5J Cebu Pacific Air 114677 75.59% 22.12

Source: VariFlight

Table 20: U-Fly Alliance airlines on-time arrival performance (2018)

Rank IATA

Code Airlines

Flight


Average Arrival

Delay (minutes)

1 UO Hong Kong Express 23856 90.09% 11.36

2 UQ Urumqi Air 18267 88.55% 14.87

3 ZE EASTAR JET 37350 83.15% 20.68

4 PN West Air 55235 82.81% 20.14

5 8L Lucky Air 84844 82.06% 20.44

Source: VariFlight

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Ten major airlines: GS tops major airlines in Mainland China; SC

shows the most rapid YoY increase

In 2018, among ten major Chinese airlines, Tianjin Airlines dominates on-time

performance rankings with an on-time arrival rate of 86.14 percent. Compared with

last year, Shandong Airlines posts the fastest YoY growth of 9.37 percent, followed by

Shanghai Airlines of 9.35 percent and Xiamen Airlines of 8.57 percent.

Table 21: Best Chinese major airlines for on-time arrivals (2018)

Rank IATA

Code Major Airlines

Flight

Arrivals

OTP

Arrival YoY

Average Arrival

Delay (minutes)

1 GS Tianjin Airlines 131104 86.14% 5.81% 15.27

2 FM Shanghai Airlines 134403 86.00% 9.35% 15.43

3 MU China Eastern

Airlines 789434 85.75% 6.83% 15.69

4 SC Shandong Airlines 217002 85.71% 9.37% 15.08

5 CA Air China 506643 85.66% 7.10% 17.05

6 CZ China Southern

Airlines 799442 85.56% 5.98% 17.43

7 3U Sichuan Airlines 215230 84.76% 6.93% 16.66

8 HU Hainan Airlines 296003 84.02% 6.41% 17.63

9 MF Xiamen Airlines 238562 80.82% 8.57% 19.53

10 ZH Shenzhen Airlines 263029 80.76% 8.35% 20.76

Source: VariFlight

Airlines in mainland China

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Regional airlines in Mainland China: RY becomes the most punctual

regional airlines; NS shows the most rapid YoY increase

In 2018, Jiangxi Airlines tops the OTP chart among all regional airlines with an on-time

arrival rate of 91.84 percent and average arrival delay of 9.10 minutes. Compared with

last year, Hebei Airlines enjoys the most rapid increase in OTP of 15.75 %, followed by

Fuzhou Airlines (11.40 percent) and Donghai Airlines (9.85 percent).

Table 22: Best regional Chinese airlines for on-time arrivals (2018)

Rank IATA

Code Regional Airlines

Flight

Arrivals

OTP

Arrival YoY

Average Arrival

Delay (minutes)

1 RY Jiangxi Airlines 13422 91.74% 4.76% 9.10

2 UQ Urumqi Air 18267 88.55% 3.65% 14.87

3 JR Joy Air 33821 88.38% 3.52% 16.52

4 9C Spring Airlines 132253 88.22% 6.94% 13.35

5 G5 China Express Airlines 93746 87.82% 4.23% 13.95

6 HO Juneyao Airlines 116289 87.60% 8.07% 13.96

7 CN Grand China Air 4462 87.22% 6.36% 14.10

8 GY Colorful Guizhou Airlines 16210 87.08% 7.38% 14.20

9 9H Chang'an Airlines 18128 87.04% 0.34% 15.13

10 DR Ruili Airlines 31825 86.92% 5.98% 15.59

11 FU Fuzhou Airlines 25246 85.98% 11.40% 16.19

12 OQ Chongqing Airlines 32646 85.86% 5.86% 19.84

13 A6 Hongtu Air 7473 85.73% 7.73% 17.31

14 GT Air Guilin 14962 84.99% 7.01% 18.42

15 EU Chengdu Airlines 60255 84.65% 8.78% 17.45

16 TV Tibet Air 40664 84.60% 6.86% 18.53

17 AQ 9 Air 29499 84.42% 5.77% 18.62

18 Y8 Suparna Airlines 17051 84.33% 2.12% 18.99

19 GX Guangxi Beibu Gulf Airlines 38127 84.27% 8.31% 16.58

20 KY Kunming Airlines 39955 83.97% 6.47% 18.81

21 JD Capital Airlines 107633 83.91% 6.45% 17.59

22 DZ Donghai Airlines 33286 83.35% 9.85% 19.55

23 PN China West Air 55235 82.81% 6.59% 20.14

24 8L Lucky Air 84844 82.06% 4.73% 20.44

25 BK Okay Airways 39707 81.80% 8.53% 21.33

26 NS Hebei Airlines 36971 81.37% 15.75% 19.94

27 GJ Loong Air 53577 81.08% 1.28% 22.99

28 KN China United Airlines 63649 79.62% 6.00% 21.73

29 QW Qingdao Airlines 26964 79.55% -3.42% 21.79

30 LT LongJiang Airlines 1857 79.38% -0.41% 28.01

Source: VariFlight

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Appendix

Table 23: World’s TOP 20 most punctual air routes

Rank Origin Destination Flight

Departure

OTP

Departure

Average Departure Delay

(minutes)

1 New Chitose Haneda 22942 94.83% 7.31

2 Haneda Fukuoka 22297 91.99% 15.81

3 Haneda New Chitose 23005 88.91% 17.09

4 Fukuoka Haneda 22449 86.25% 18.37

5 São Paulo–

Congonhas Santos Dumont 21520 83.35% 18.77

6 Santos Dumont São Paulo–

Congonhas 21171 82.74% 16.81

7 Gimpo Jeju 44560 78.36% 27.75

8 Tullamarine Sydney 27483 76.24% 24.22

9 Indira Gandhi Chhatrapati Shivaji 23119 73.78% 25.00

10 Sydney Tullamarine 27321 72.88% 26.83

11 Juanda Soekarno–Hatta 20966 69.36% 28.56

12 Jeju Gimpo 43789 68.72% 31.30

13 Los Angeles San Francisco 19653 67.43% 34.65

14 O'Hare LaGuardia 18284 63.87% 40.41

15 Noi Bai Tan Son Nhat 19391 63.68% 35.99

16 San Francisco Los Angeles 19583 63.23% 34.33

17 LaGuardia O'Hare 18186 61.29% 42.08

18 Soekarno–Hatta Juanda 18656 60.94% 30.14

19 Chhatrapati

Shivaji Indira Gandhi 23250 57.70% 35.48

20 Tan Son Nhat Noi Bai 19680 57.05% 40.46

Source: VariFlight

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