ICAO ETH

Ethiopian Airlines

In July 2026 Ethiopian Airlines operated 248 flights to and from the US, carried 53,808 passengers on them and 1,545 tonnes of cargo, according to the US BTS. Year to date: 1,487 flights operated (Jan–Jul 2026), down 20.6% on a year earlier.

Flights operated over time

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodFlights operated 2025Flights operated 2026Change vs last year
January266260▼ 2.3%
February211162▼ 23.2%
March226201▼ 11.1%
April216188▼ 13.0%
May218202▼ 7.3%
June456226▼ 50.4%
July280248▼ 11.4%
August280––
September226––
October202–in progress
November206––
December260––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)1,8731,487▼ 20.6%

according to the US BTS

Flights operated over time

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

185 August 2026

according to Brazil's ANAC

Departures per day · counted by us

only departures from 1 airport whose flight boards Airport Authority Hong Kong publishes — not flights the airline starts elsewhere; a flight sold under several numbers (codeshare) counts once, for the airline actually flying it
The most recent periods24 periods
24 of 24
PeriodFlights counted7-day total
Oct 17, 2026319
Oct 16, 2026219
Oct 15, 2026319
Oct 14, 2026419
Oct 13, 2026217
Oct 12, 2026317
Oct 11, 2026217
Oct 10, 2026317
Oct 9, 2026216
Oct 8, 2026316
Oct 7, 2026216
Oct 6, 2026217
Oct 5, 2026318
Oct 4, 2026219
Oct 3, 2026219
Oct 2, 2026219
Oct 1, 2026320
Sep 30, 2026319
Sep 29, 2026319
Sep 28, 2026420
Sep 27, 2026219
Sep 26, 2026220
Sep 25, 2026320
Sep 24, 2026220

Passengers over time

only flights to or from one country, not the full total
The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodPassengers 2025Passengers 2026Change vs last year
January60,12754,341▼ 9.6%
February34,61928,389▼ 18.0%
March35,85741,644▲ 16.1%
April42,04841,580▼ 1.1%
May46,40942,686▼ 8.0%
June104,29846,843▼ 55.1%
July63,79853,808▼ 15.7%
August62,142––
September39,463––
October33,335–in progress
November32,420––
December54,111––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)387,156309,291▼ 20.1%

according to the US BTS

Passengers over time

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

20,768 August 2026

according to Brazil's ANAC

Tonnes of cargo over time

only flights to or from one country, not the full total
The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodTonnes of cargo 2025Tonnes of cargo 2026Change vs last year
January2,0441,219▼ 40.4%
February1,005835▼ 16.9%
March1,1851,547▲ 30.5%
April1,1141,667▲ 49.7%
May1,230918▼ 25.4%
June1,7611,431▼ 18.8%
July9961,545▲ 55.1%
August953––
September1,006––
October1,209–in progress
November997––
December1,028––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)9,3359,161▼ 1.9%

according to the US BTS

Tonnes of cargo over time

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

2,005 August 2026

according to Brazil's ANAC

On-time departures over time

only flights to or from one country, not the full total
The most recent periods22 periods
PeriodOn-time departures 2024On-time departures 2025Change vs last year
January68.6%42.7%▼ 37.7%
February74.4%54.1%▼ 27.3%
March55.5%72.6%▲ 30.8%
April52.0%60.3%▲ 16.0%
May60.6%72.6%▲ 19.7%
June75.6%80.0%▲ 5.8%
July50.8%72.4%▲ 42.4%
August73.4%70.3%▼ 4.2%
September66.1%88.3%▲ 33.6%
October58.0%77.6%▲ 33.8%
November42.5%––
December37.9%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Oct)63.5%69.1%▲ 8.8%

according to Brazil's ANAC

Cancelled flights over time

only flights to or from one country, not the full total
The most recent periods22 periods
PeriodCancelled flights 2024Cancelled flights 2025Change vs last year
January870▼ 100.0%
February821▼ 98.8%
March650▼ 100.0%
April1074▼ 96.3%
May1070▼ 100.0%
June1030▼ 100.0%
July1131▼ 99.1%
August1120▼ 100.0%
September980▼ 100.0%
October1030▼ 100.0%
November0––
December0––
Year to date (Jan–Oct)9776▼ 99.4%

according to Brazil's ANAC

Cancelled flights over time

all traffic at the airport

2 September 2026

according to Airports Corporation of Vietnam

Scheduled flights over time

only flights to or from one country, not the full total
The most recent periods22 periods
PeriodScheduled flights 2024Scheduled flights 2025Change vs last year
January211124▼ 41.2%
February199112▼ 43.7%
March193124▼ 35.8%
April232120▼ 48.3%
May234124▼ 47.0%
June226120▼ 46.9%
July233124▼ 46.8%
August240118▼ 50.8%
September22260▼ 73.0%
October22249▼ 77.9%
November120––
December124––
Year to date (Jan–Oct)2,2121,075▼ 51.4%

according to Brazil's ANAC

Scheduled flights over time

all traffic at the airport

42 September 2026

according to Airports Corporation of Vietnam

Seats offered over time

only flights to or from one country, not the full total
The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodSeats offered 2025Seats offered 2026Change vs last year
January79,57075,470▼ 5.2%
February60,38048,500▼ 19.7%
March61,09056,030▼ 8.3%
April63,42055,860▼ 11.9%
May64,13059,780▼ 6.8%
June133,32065,580▼ 50.8%
July80,87072,230▼ 10.7%
August83,350––
September66,120––
October59,810–in progress
November60,720––
December76,918––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)542,780433,450▼ 20.1%

according to the US BTS

Seats offered over time

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

52,879 August 2026

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 periods19 periods
PeriodLoad factor 2025Load factor 2026Change vs last year
January75.6%72.0%▼ 4.7%
February57.3%58.5%▲ 2.1%
March58.7%74.3%▲ 26.6%
April66.3%74.4%▲ 12.3%
May72.4%71.4%▼ 1.3%
June78.2%71.4%▼ 8.7%
July78.9%74.5%▼ 5.6%
August74.6%––
September59.7%––
October55.7%–in progress
November53.4%––
December70.3%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)69.6%70.9%▲ 1.9%

Seasonality · flights operated by month

Year JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024 246 220 220 210 232 248 262 266 228 228 210 268
2025 266 211 226 216 218 456 280 280 226 202 206 260
2026 260 162 201 188 202 226 248

Flight numbers and routes

Busiest flight numbers

FlightRouteOn timeDepartures counted
ETH0507GRU–ADD2 legs75.3%757
ETH0506GRU–EZE2 legs46.8%642
ET644ADD–HKG3 legs—230
ET645MNL–HKG2 legs—230
ET861ADD–BZV3 legs31.5%110
ET823ADD–VFA3 legs37.6%101
ET292BJR–ADD3 legs46.2%84
ET881BEW–ADD3 legs37.4%84
All 202 flight numbers of this airline

Busiest routes

RouteFlight numbersDepartures counted
ADD–GRUAddis Ababa Bole International Airport · São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport3730
EZE–GRUEzeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini · São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport2699
ADD–BJRAddis Ababa Bole International Airport · Bahir Dar Airport13496
ADD–HKGAddis Ababa Bole International Airport · Hong Kong International Airport6374
ADD–DIRAddis Ababa Bole International Airport · Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport10373
HKG–MNLHong Kong International Airport · Ninoy Aquino International Airport2229
FBM–FIHLubumbashi International Airport · Ndjili International Airport6222
ADD–DARAddis Ababa Bole International Airport · Julius Nyerere International Airport5214
Routes directory90 airport pairs in total

Counted from the 202 flight numbers we publish under this airline's code, October 2024 to October 2026, according to Norway's Avinor, Avionio, Brazil's ANAC, Airport Authority Hong Kong, Turkey's airports authority. 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 12, 2024 → Oct 25, 2025

Lowest average delay17:00–18:006.1min · 323 recorded · 318 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour23.5min17:00 ↔ 09:00
Recorded flights1,455Ethiopian Airlines

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
00:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—01
01:0083.9%8.0 min378379
02:00No observations———
03:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—02
04:00No observations———
05:00No observations———
06:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—01
07:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—03
08:00No observations———
09:0015.1%29.6 min317323
10:00No observations———
11:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—02
12:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—08
13:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—05
14:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—06
15:00No observations———
16:00No observations———
17:0078.3%6.1 min318323
18:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—01
19:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—07
20:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—08
21:0066.8%18.6 min376383
22:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—02
23:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—01

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
Monday62.0%13.0 min200204
Tuesday61.0%18.5 min200214
WednesdayFewer than 200 measured departures—197200
ThursdayFewer than 200 measured departures—196210
FridayFewer than 200 measured departures—196208
Saturday64.0%12.4 min200219
Sunday64.5%12.6 min200200

Month of year

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

Recorded flights Partial coverage: only flights touching the source country

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No bucket in this view has 200 measured departures yet. Flight counts are shown; on-time and delay charts become available when the sample is large enough.

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Month of yearOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
JanFewer than 200 measured departures—124124
FebFewer than 200 measured departures—111112
MarFewer than 200 measured departures—124124
AprFewer than 200 measured departures—116120
MayFewer than 200 measured departures—124124
JunFewer than 200 measured departures—120120
JulFewer than 200 measured departures—123124
AugFewer than 200 measured departures—118118
SepFewer than 200 measured departures—6060
OctFewer than 200 measured departures—125185
NovFewer than 200 measured departures—120120
DecFewer than 200 measured departures—124124

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 59.5% 865
  • Delayed >15 min 36.0% 524
  • Cancelled 4.5% 66
  • 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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