Flights landing at the Dubbo City Regional Airport from Sydney arrived on time about 85 per cent of the time during the month. It made Dubbo the seventh most punctual airport for arrivals.

The data comes from the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics. The statistics are only included for domestic routes where there is a passenger load of 8000 or more for the month and more than one airline operating on the route.

According to the report, the on time arrivals for the month were lower than the long term average at 82.4 per cent, while the punctual departures was also down at an average of 83.7 per cent.

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There was also an average of 1.5 per cent of flights cancelled for the month across all routes.

Dubbo just missed out making the top ten for departures in July.

The QantasLink and Regional Express (Rex) flights to Sydney for the month were on time for 82.4 per cent of flights.

There were also eight flights cancelled in July, four each from QantasLink and Rex.

The figures are far more punctual than the previous month.

In June, Dubbo to Sydney flights only departed as scheduled 79.6 per cent of the time.

Of the 113 QantasLink flights that took off, 26 had been delayed. While 21 of the 117 Rex flights didn't leave on time.

Meanwhile, 80.4 per cent of the flights from Sydney arrived on time. Rex was the more punctual of the two airlines, arriving as scheduled in 87.7 per cent of flights. For QantasLink the on time arrivals were at 72.6 per cent.

Five flights were cancelled in June.

Fog played a large role in the delay of flights during June and July. The fog restricts visibility for pilots and hinders their ability to land planes safely.