Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport Tops Global On-Time Performance List Released By Cirium

Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) has been the “world’s most punctual airport” for the past three months consecutively, according to a report by aviation analytics firm Cirium. The report, titled ‘The On-Time Performance Monthly Report’, tracked the on-time performance (OTP) of airports across the world.

The Kempegowda International Airport observed 87.51 per cent punctuality in July, 89.66 per cent in August and 88.51 per cent in September, maintaining an “impressive” on-time departure experience for its passengers, a statement from Bengaluru International Airport Limited (BIAL) said.

OTP is measured by noting an aircraft’s arrival at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled departure time. Cirium tracked around 89.03 per cent of the total flights operated from the KIA, which were 18,913, the report said.

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“Each month Cirium reviews the total number of flights in a given month (approximately 3 million) for every airport globally in an ordered list, then looks at where the percentile demarcations fall. For the annual OTP review, we take the total number of flights in a given year for every airport,” the report by Ciricum read.

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The Kempegowda International Airport had 79.46 per cent on-time arrivals, which was the least among the top five airports on the list. Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport was the only other Indian airport among the top five and in the overall list.