How long Nigeria’s reported domestic flight delays lasted in August

Nearly three in five reported flights were delayed by at least the shortest counted interval

The August summary lists 7,961 flights and 4,765 delays, equivalent to 59.85% using its published flight total. The shortest band contributed 2,801 delays, or about 59% of the delay count. The three longer bands contained 1,322, 407 and 235 flights respectively. Source 1

Long delays were concentrated in several operators’ reported flights

Air Peace recorded 664 delays in the three longer bands and United Nigeria 501. Enugu Air recorded 239. Together they accounted for 1,404 of the 1,964 longer delays. These counts reflect each carrier’s flight volume as well as disruption frequency. Source 1

Cancellations are a separate measure

The summary lists 36 cancellations, including eight for United Nigeria, seven for Air Peace and four each for Enugu Air and Max Air. The cancellation column is separate from the delay duration bands. It cannot tell how many passengers were rebooked, refunded or otherwise accommodated. Source 1

First-half monthly summaries use a narrower threshold

The quarterly files record 3,144 delays above one hour from January to March and 4,443 from April to June. Their national monthly tables give 1,914 such delays in April and 1,149 in May. Those figures can be compared within the same reporting threshold. August includes delays from 16 minutes, so its 4,765 all-delay total uses a broader definition. Source 2 Source 3 Source 1

Sources

• Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, August 2026 domestic flight disruptions summary
• Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, January to March 2026 flight disruption summary
• Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, April to June 2026 flight disruption summary