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Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport
Brasília · BSB · BR

How reliable is Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport?

Flights from BSB avoided significant airline-controlled delay in 89% of 301,499 flights in official ANAC history — and weather is calmest in Jul. Here’s the full picture before you book.

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Reliability score

on-time, cancellations & delays

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Weather favorability

year-round climate

IATA / ICAO
BSB · SBBR
Time zone
America/Sao Paulo
Coordinates
-15.87, -47.92

Origin-airport operations

What the airline-controlled delay record at BSB looks like

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Avoided 15+ min controlled delay

across 301,499 flights

89%
Controlled-delay record
avoided 15+ min airline-controlled delay
1.3%
Cancellation rate
of scheduled departures
-1 min
Avg. arrival delay
across delayed flights
301,499
Flights analyzed
high confidence

Source: ANAC VRA · data through 2026-06-25. Origin-grouped, cause-attributed operational history; it is not a direct departure-punctuality measure or a guarantee for any flight.

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Weather by month

When the weather works for you at Brasília

A calm-weather score (0–100) for each month from decades of airport observations — how often conditions disrupt flying, not temperature. Higher is calmer.

Calm-weather score025507510092J94F95M96A99M100J100J99A99S95O92N93D
Calm (80+)Mixed (60–79)Disruptive (<60)

Calmest month

Jul

Calmest flying weather of the year · 100/100 favorability

Roughest month

Nov

Most disruptivethunderstorms, low visibility & fog · 92/100 favorability

The read on BSB

What the numbers say about flying through Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport

Across official performance history, flights from Brasília avoided significant airline-controlled delay about 89% of the time over 301,499 flights. That's one of the more dependable operational records you'll see. Pair it with a moderate cancellation rate of 1.3%. When a departure does run late, the typical delay is around -1 minutes.

On weather, Brasília is an unusually calm-weather airport year-round. July is the calmest stretch for flying, scoring 100 out of 100 for favorable conditions, while November is the most disruptive at 92, driven mainly by thunderstorms and low visibility & fog. The year is relatively steady, so no single month stands out as one to avoid on weather alone.

None of this guarantees your specific flight — it’s the backdrop. To turn it into a booking, score real flights to Brasília, read how we weigh it all in how the PlaneSane Score works, and brush up with how to pick a reliable flight and avoiding weather delays.

Common questions about BSB

How reliable is Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport (BSB)?
Flights from Brasília avoided significant airline-controlled delay roughly 89% of the time across 301,499 flights of official history — one of the more dependable operational records you'll see. The cancellation rate runs about 1.3%. It's advisory context, not a guarantee for any single flight.
What is the best month to fly from BSB for good weather?
July has the calmest flying weather at Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport. November is the most disruptive, mainly from thunderstorms and low visibility & fog.

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