ICAO AZU

Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras

In February 2026 Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras operated 177 flights to and from the US, carried 43,304 passengers on them and 808 tonnes of cargo, according to the US BTS. In July 2026, 87.7% of its flights left on time, according to Brazil's ANAC. Year to date: 448 flights operated (Jan–Feb 2026), down 35.1% on a year earlier.

Flights operated over time

The most recent periods14 periods
PeriodFlights operated 2025Flights operated 2026Change vs last year
January362271▼ 25.1%
February328177▼ 46.0%
March346––
April316––
May328––
June256––
July290––
August224––
September188––
October188–in progress
November232––
December270––
Year to date (Jan–Feb)690448▼ 35.1%

according to the US BTS

Flights operated over time

only flights to or from one country, not the full total
The most recent periods6 periods
PeriodFlights operated 2025Flights operated 2026Change vs last year
January–––
February–––
March–24,290–
April–22,697–
May–22,795–
June–22,037–
July–23,749–
August–24,033–
September–––
October––in progress
November–––
December–––

according to Brazil's ANAC

Passengers over time

only flights to or from one country, not the full total
The most recent periods14 periods
PeriodPassengers 2025Passengers 2026Change vs last year
January76,87063,987▼ 16.8%
February66,29743,304▼ 34.7%
March68,327––
April65,817––
May66,297––
June54,067––
July57,561––
August48,178––
September41,761––
October46,113–in progress
November58,111––
December66,442––
Year to date (Jan–Feb)143,167107,291▼ 25.1%

according to the US BTS

Passengers over time

only flights to or from one country, not the full total
The most recent periods6 periods
PeriodPassengers 2025Passengers 2026Change vs last year
January–––
February–––
March–2,663,812–
April–2,481,169–
May–2,553,048–
June–2,434,887–
July–2,737,455–
August–2,616,551–
September–––
October––in progress
November–––
December–––

according to Brazil's ANAC

Tonnes of cargo over time

only flights to or from one country, not the full total
The most recent periods14 periods
PeriodTonnes of cargo 2025Tonnes of cargo 2026Change vs last year
January1,7301,016▼ 41.3%
February1,871808▼ 56.8%
March1,805––
April1,551––
May1,871––
June1,038––
July1,112––
August920––
September870––
October841–in progress
November966––
December742––
Year to date (Jan–Feb)3,6011,824▼ 49.4%

according to the US BTS

Tonnes of cargo over time

only flights to or from one country, not the full total
The most recent periods6 periods
PeriodTonnes of cargo 2025Tonnes of cargo 2026Change vs last year
January–––
February–––
March–10,549–
April–9,885–
May–10,908–
June–9,477–
July–10,489–
August–9,849–
September–––
October––in progress
November–––
December–––

according to Brazil's ANAC

On-time departures over time

only flights to or from one country, not the full total
The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodOn-time departures 2025On-time departures 2026Change vs last year
January82.7%84.1%▲ 1.7%
February81.1%85.1%▲ 4.9%
March88.8%85.7%▼ 3.5%
April86.7%85.3%▼ 1.6%
May86.4%87.4%▲ 1.1%
June87.5%84.0%▼ 3.9%
July88.5%87.7%▼ 0.9%
August92.2%––
September88.9%––
October88.7%–in progress
November85.3%––
December74.7%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)86.0%85.6%▼ 0.4%

according to Brazil's ANAC

Cancelled flights over time

only flights to or from one country, not the full total
The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodCancelled flights 2025Cancelled flights 2026Change vs last year
January940446▼ 52.6%
February693314▼ 54.7%
March290291▲ 0.3%
April371356▼ 4.0%
May327345▲ 5.5%
June316563▲ 78.2%
July322450▲ 39.8%
August156––
September264––
October230–in progress
November290––
December676––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)3,2592,765▼ 15.2%

according to Brazil's ANAC

Scheduled flights over time

only flights to or from one country, not the full total
The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodScheduled flights 2025Scheduled flights 2026Change vs last year
January26,70423,931▼ 10.4%
February23,77120,807▼ 12.5%
March24,94824,087▼ 3.5%
April24,49022,497▼ 8.1%
May25,15822,677▼ 9.9%
June24,18622,007▼ 9.0%
July24,60323,564▼ 4.2%
August23,999––
September23,341––
October23,969–in progress
November22,799––
December23,696––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)173,860159,570▼ 8.2%

according to Brazil's ANAC

Seats offered over time

only flights to or from one country, not the full total
The most recent periods14 periods
PeriodSeats offered 2025Seats offered 2026Change vs last year
January89,00271,006▼ 20.2%
February83,49648,145▼ 42.3%
March87,270––
April80,057––
May83,496––
June63,300––
July69,123––
August54,474––
September47,772––
October49,780–in progress
November63,229––
December72,308––
Year to date (Jan–Feb)172,498119,151▼ 30.9%

according to the US BTS

Seats offered over time

only flights to or from one country, not the full total
The most recent periods6 periods
PeriodSeats offered 2025Seats offered 2026Change vs last year
January–––
February–––
March–3,366,115–
April–3,156,568–
May–3,184,091–
June–3,046,472–
July–3,295,760–
August–3,337,143–
September–––
October––in progress
November–––
December–––

according to Brazil's ANAC

Load factor (computed)

only flights to or from one country, not the full total

Passengers ÷ seats offered, both as reported by the US BTS for the same months. Computed by us; the two source series are shown on this page.

The most recent periods14 periods
PeriodLoad factor 2025Load factor 2026Change vs last year
January86.4%90.1%▲ 4.3%
February79.4%89.9%▲ 13.3%
March78.3%––
April82.2%––
May79.4%––
June85.4%––
July83.3%––
August88.4%––
September87.4%––
October92.6%–in progress
November91.9%––
December91.9%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Feb)82.9%90.0%▲ 8.6%

Load factor (computed)

only flights to or from one country, not the full total

Passengers ÷ seats offered, both as reported by Brazil's ANAC for the same months. Computed by us; the two source series are shown on this page.

The most recent periods6 periods
PeriodLoad factor 2025Load factor 2026Change vs last year
January–––
February–––
March–79.1%–
April–78.6%–
May–80.2%–
June–79.9%–
July–83.1%–
August–78.4%–
September–––
October––in progress
November–––
December–––

Seasonality · flights operated by month

Year JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024 289 237 177 159 169 176 243 209 236 264 224 342
2025 362 328 346 316 328 256 290 224 188 188 232 270
2026 271 177

Flight numbers and routes

Busiest flight numbers

FlightRouteOn timeDepartures counted
AZU4330REC–AJU8 legs87.5%2,277
AZU4331AJU–REC8 legs82.6%2,025
AZU4840VCP–BEL2 legs90.7%1,309
AZU2705MCP–BEL2 legs86.5%1,306
AZU2811CKS–CNF2 legs87.4%1,223
AZU4800CNF–CKS2 legs89.0%1,221
AZU2943VCP–MAO2 legs88.4%1,111
AZU4013MAO–VCP2 legs85.0%1,104
All 1,620 flight numbers of this airline

Busiest routes

RouteFlight numbersDepartures counted
CGH–SDUCongonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport · Santos Dumont Airport5113,064
CNF–VCPTancredo Neves International Airport · Viracopos International Airport2810,130
SDU–VCPSantos Dumont Airport · Viracopos International Airport299,261
CGH–CNFCongonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport · Tancredo Neves International Airport479,009
POA–VCPPorto Alegre-Salgado Filho International Airport · Viracopos International Airport338,498
CWB–VCPCuritiba-Afonso Pena International Airport · Viracopos International Airport288,096
REC–VCPRecife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport · Viracopos International Airport217,905
GRU–RECSão Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport · Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport187,593
Routes directory269 airport pairs in total

Counted from the 1,620 flight numbers we publish under this airline's code, October 2024 to July 2026, according to Brazil's ANAC. This is not the airline's full network, and where the source is an airport departures board a number can be a codeshare operated by another airline.

Flight timing & delays

Historical departures, grouped by the scheduled local time at the departure airport. These are recorded outcomes, not a forecast for your flight.

Times are local to each departure airport. Results combine the routes in this source’s coverage; a different mix of routes can change the averages.

Flights touching Brazil reported to ANAC · partial coverage

Source: Brazil's ANAC · Oct 11, 2024 → Jul 31, 2026

Lowest average delay00:00–01:00-14.2min · 2,658 recorded · 2,558 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour22.3min00:00 ↔ 17:00
Recorded flights519,267Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras

Departure hour

On-time departures Partial coverage: only flights touching the source country

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Average departure delay Partial coverage: only flights touching the source country

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Recorded flights Partial coverage: only flights touching the source country

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Departure hourOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
00:0087.3%-14.2 min2,5582,658
01:0086.1%-8.4 min3,8093,913
02:0088.7%0.8 min13,58813,846
03:0091.5%-1.2 min8,6528,840
04:0090.5%-1.4 min3,1593,244
05:0094.2%-2.4 min19,80920,254
06:0093.1%-0.6 min22,36522,923
07:0089.8%2.5 min14,14714,459
08:0089.4%3.4 min42,11543,033
09:0088.4%3.3 min25,73026,337
10:0085.9%4.6 min30,11530,935
11:0085.6%4.8 min25,61226,207
12:0083.9%5.9 min29,52030,060
13:0084.0%6.5 min31,58232,215
14:0082.5%6.3 min25,44726,064
15:0082.8%6.1 min32,25033,003
16:0080.4%6.9 min21,37321,917
17:0080.3%8.0 min33,25333,872
18:0080.5%7.6 min24,49324,999
19:0080.2%7.3 min24,92025,419
20:0079.7%6.5 min15,81216,236
21:0082.3%3.0 min17,06117,445
22:0082.2%5.9 min20,32520,665
23:0085.3%4.5 min20,13820,723

Day of week

On-time departures Partial coverage: only flights touching the source country

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Average departure delay Partial coverage: only flights touching the source country

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Recorded flights Partial coverage: only flights touching the source country

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Day of weekOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Monday85.7%3.9 min75,72077,369
Tuesday85.0%4.5 min74,60776,198
Wednesday84.2%5.2 min74,02775,780
Thursday83.6%5.7 min73,84675,639
Friday83.4%5.8 min74,12075,897
Saturday86.7%3.2 min66,36367,761
Sunday87.0%2.8 min69,15070,623

Month of year

Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.

On-time departures Partial coverage: only flights touching the source country

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Average departure delay Partial coverage: only flights touching the source country

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Recorded flights Partial coverage: only flights touching the source country

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Month of yearOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Jan83.4%5.6 min49,23850,622
Feb83.0%6.2 min43,55644,562
Mar87.3%2.9 min48,43849,014
Apr86.0%4.2 min46,24746,972
May86.9%4.0 min47,14847,820
Jun85.9%4.5 min45,29646,175
Jul88.1%2.8 min47,37948,149
Aug92.2%-1.1 min23,82523,981
Sep88.9%1.7 min23,07723,341
Oct86.2%3.8 min39,76840,981
Nov82.8%3.5 min46,11547,853
Dec75.5%11.2 min47,74649,797

Delay and on-time rates need at least 200 measured departures per bucket. Smaller samples remain visible in the flight-count chart. An empty slot means no observations, not zero flights.

Recorded outcomes

  • On time 83.2% 431,785
  • Delayed >15 min 14.6% 76,048
  • Cancelled 2.2% 11,434
  • Missing departure time 0.0% 0

All recorded flights with a known scheduled local time, counted once. Missing actual times are shown separately.

On time means departing no more than 15 minutes after schedule. Cancelled flights and flights missing departure times are excluded from the on-time rate and average delay.

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