Air Peace recorded 1,330 delayed flights out of 1,864 domestic operations in August 2026, while seven flights were cancelled, according to the latest flight disruption data released by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).
The figures are contained in the NCAA’s “Summary of Domestic Airline Flight Disruption Operations — August 2026,” which recorded 7,961 domestic flights operated by airlines during the month, of which 4,765 were delayed and 36 cancelled.
For Air Peace, the 1,330 delayed flights represented about 71.4 per cent of its 1,864 scheduled operations during the period.
Of the airline’s delayed flights, 666 were delayed between 16 minutes and one hour, while 400 experienced delays of between one and two hours.
Another 156 Air Peace flights were delayed between two and three hours, while 108 flights were delayed for three hours or more.
The airline also recorded seven cancellations during the month.
United Nigeria records 943 delays
United Nigeria Airlines recorded the second-highest number of delayed flights in the NCAA table, with 943 delays out of 1,231 flights, representing about 76.6 per cent of its operations.
The airline had 442 delays of between 16 minutes and one hour, 344 between one and two hours, 116 between two and three hours, and 41 delays lasting three hours or more.
United Nigeria also recorded eight cancelled flights, the highest cancellation figure alongside Air Peace among the airlines listed.
Enugu Air records 582 delayed flights
Enugu Air operated 878 flights during the month and recorded 582 delays, including 343 delays of between 16 minutes and one hour.
A further 153 flights were delayed between one and two hours, 40 between two and three hours, while 46 experienced delays of three hours and above.
The airline recorded four cancellations.
Other airlines
ValueJet operated 767 flights and recorded 435 delays, comprising 313 delays of 16 minutes to one hour, 98 between one and two hours, 20 between two and three hours and four lasting three hours or more. It recorded three cancellations.
Ibom Air recorded 254 delayed flights from 560 operations, with three cancellations, while Max Air had 204 delays from 336 flights and four cancellations.
Arik Air recorded 188 delayed flights from 301 operations and one cancellation.
Aero Contractors had 246 delays from 469 flights and no cancellations, while Rano Air recorded 216 delays from 503 flights and three cancellations.
Other figures showed Overland Airways with 139 delayed flights from 239 operations, Green Africa with 114 delays from 226 flights and three cancellations, and XeJet with 40 delays from 127 flights.
Umza Air recorded 52 delayed flights from 403 operations, with no cancellation, while Binani Air had 22 delays from 57 flights.
The NCAA table showed no flight operations or disruption figures for NG Eagle during the period.
4,765 domestic flights delayed in August
Overall, the NCAA data showed that 4,765 of the 7,961 domestic flights operated in August were delayed, while 36 were cancelled.
Of the delayed flights, 2,801 experienced delays of between 16 minutes and one hour, 1,322 were delayed between one and two hours, 407 between two and three hours, while 235 flights experienced delays of three hours or more.
The figures provide a snapshot of flight disruptions across Nigeria’s domestic aviation sector during August and come amid continuing industry discussions about airport congestion, airline operations, passenger rights and the factors contributing to delays and cancellations.
Air Peace accounted for 1,330 of the 4,765 delayed flights recorded across the airlines in the NCAA report, while its 108 delays of three hours or more were among the figures highlighted in the monthly disruption summary.
However, the airline has disputed the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority’s (NCAA) August flight disruption report, saying the regulator underreported its flight operations and failed to properly account for external factors that contributed to delays during the month.
In a statement issued on Thursday, the airline said it operated 2,564 flights in August, compared with the 1,864 flights recorded for it in the NCAA report.
The airline said the difference of more than 700 flights affected the calculation of its reported delay rate and did not accurately reflect its operational performance.
