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LY551 El Al Israel Airlines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about El Al Israel Airlines flight LY551, which currently operates between the airports of Tel Aviv-Yafo - Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International Airport (Airport Code TLV) and Sofia - Sofia Airport (Airport Code SOF).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Thursday, September 18, 2025.

LY551 On Time performance:
89
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays

Flight Status

LY551 El Al Israel Airlines to Sofia

Airline information

El Al Israel Airlines
El Al Israel Airlines

Departure

Tel Aviv-Yafo (TLV)
September 16, 2025
Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International Airport

Arrival

Sofia (SOF)
September 16, 2025
Sofia Airport
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Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight LY551?
The flight LY551 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight LY551?
The distance between the two airports is 1559 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight LY551?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 02:40 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 02:32 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
Yes, both airports are in the same timezone.

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Tel Aviv-Yafo and Sofia:

Israir
- Flight Number: 6H721. (On Time performance: 45 - Average Delay: 36 minutes)

Blue Bird Airways
- Flight Number: BZ312.
- Flight Number: BZ8312.

Tus Airways
- Flight Number: U8312. (On Time performance: 56 - Average Delay: 48 minutes)

Bulgaria Air
- Flight Number: FB572. (On Time performance: 74 - Average Delay: 10 minutes)
- Flight Number: FB574. (On Time performance: 38 - Average Delay: 82 minutes)

El Al Israel Airlines
- Flight Number: LY557. (On Time performance: 64 - Average Delay: 8 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from June 27, 2025 to September 16, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 46
On Time: 41 ( 89 % )
Moderate Delay: 2 ( 4 % )
Significant Delay: 1 ( 2 % )
Major Delay: 2 ( 4 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 9 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from March 17, 2025 to September 16, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by day of the week: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per day, and average delay per day.

Note: We have excluded some days from the graph, since the quantity and quality of the data is not representative enough.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from September 02, 2024 to August 29, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Last Past Flights LY551

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Wednesday
17 September
17:32
Tel Aviv-Yafo (TLV)
20:12
Sofia (SOF)
02h 40min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
16 September
07:23
Tel Aviv-Yafo (TLV)
09:59
Sofia (SOF)
02h 36min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Monday
15 September
07:15
Tel Aviv-Yafo (TLV)
09:41
Sofia (SOF)
02h 26min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Friday
12 September
07:17
Tel Aviv-Yafo (TLV)
09:46
Sofia (SOF)
02h 29min
Boeing 737-900
Boeing 737-900
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
10 September
17:19
Tel Aviv-Yafo (TLV)
20:10
Sofia (SOF)
02h 51min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
09 September
07:13
Tel Aviv-Yafo (TLV)
09:46
Sofia (SOF)
02h 33min
Boeing 737-900
Boeing 737-900
Landed - On-time
Monday
08 September
07:14
Tel Aviv-Yafo (TLV)
09:43
Sofia (SOF)
02h 29min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Friday
05 September
07:16
Tel Aviv-Yafo (TLV)
09:46
Sofia (SOF)
02h 30min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
03 September
17:24
Tel Aviv-Yafo (TLV)
19:54
Sofia (SOF)
02h 30min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
02 September
07:14
Tel Aviv-Yafo (TLV)
09:42
Sofia (SOF)
02h 28min
Boeing 737-900
Boeing 737-900
Landed - On-time