Hyderabad and Bengaluru airports secured the second and third positions, respectively, among the top ten global airports based on operational performance and punctuality, according to a report released by aviation analytics firm Circum on January 2. Kolkata Airport was also recognized as one of the three Indian airports in the report.
The Circum report defined punctuality as a flight departing or arriving within a 15-minute difference from the scheduled time. Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport in the United States topped the list with a punctuality rate of 84.44%, followed by Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at 84.42% in the second position. Kempegowda International Airport achieved an 84.08% punctuality rate in 2023.
Kolkata's Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose airport was the only other Indian airport in the top ten on-time performance list, ranking ninth in the 'medium airports' category based on passenger volumes handled. Both Hyderabad and Bengaluru airports fall into the 'airports' category. Bengaluru airport was ranked 20th in the list in 2022.