Shares are of scheduled flights in the period shown. Codeshare flights are counted once, under the operating 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 the departure airport of each flight; both directions are combined.
US domestic sectors recorded by BTS
Source: the US BTS · Oct 12, 2024 → Jul 31, 2026
Lowest average delay05:00–06:000.7min · 238 recorded · 233 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour26.7min05:00 ↔ 19:00
Recorded flights2,407ALB–MDW
Departure hour
On-time departuresPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
100.050.00.0
00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
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Average departure delayPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
27.313.70.0
00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
4052030
00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
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Departure hour
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
00:00
No observations
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—
01:00
No observations
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—
—
02:00
No observations
—
—
—
03:00
No observations
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—
—
04:00
No observations
—
—
—
05:00
94.0%
0.7 min
233
238
06:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
137
137
07:00
95.3%
1.2 min
257
260
08:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
47
47
09:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
99
99
10:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
56
56
11:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
18
18
12:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
180
182
13:00
79.9%
10.9 min
293
295
14:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
48
48
15:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
81
81
16:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
23
23
17:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
95
95
18:00
62.1%
21.3 min
398
405
19:00
54.6%
27.3 min
209
213
20:00
56.2%
23.7 min
203
204
21:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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6
6
22:00
No observations
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23:00
No observations
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Day of week
On-time departuresPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
100.050.00.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Average departure delayPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
17.68.80.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
3681840
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Day of week
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Monday
76.3%
12.6 min
363
368
Tuesday
79.0%
9.5 min
342
346
Wednesday
75.7%
13.6 min
345
346
Thursday
75.3%
12.8 min
360
366
Friday
75.7%
14.7 min
366
368
Saturday
72.6%
12.4 min
266
269
Sunday
69.2%
17.6 min
341
344
Month of year
Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.
On-time departuresPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
100.050.00.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Average departure delayPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
21.710.90.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
3381690
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month of year
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Jan
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
144
146
Feb
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
110
112
Mar
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
174
178
Apr
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
179
180
May
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
180
180
Jun
66.1%
19.5 min
304
308
Jul
65.3%
21.7 min
331
338
Aug
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
155
156
Sep
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
154
154
Oct
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
189
190
Nov
85.2%
8.5 min
223
225
Dec
72.1%
15.8 min
240
240
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 time74.2%1,785
Delayed >15 min24.8%598
Cancelled1.0%24
Missing departure time0.0%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.
Flight numbers are the codes sold on tickets. On shared flights one aircraft can carry several of them. Only numbers with at least 30 flights have a page.