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 · Jun 5, 2025 → Jul 31, 2026
Lowest average delay13:00–14:0011.0min · 290 recorded · 284 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour13.9min13:00 ↔ 22:00
Recorded flights1,537ALO–ORD
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
24.912.40.0
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
3021510
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
—
—
—
02:00
No observations
—
—
—
03:00
No observations
—
—
—
04:00
No observations
—
—
—
05:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
179
189
06:00
86.1%
20.6 min
223
226
07:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
2
2
08:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
2
2
09:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
2
2
10:00
No observations
—
—
—
11:00
No observations
—
—
—
12:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
48
48
13:00
80.3%
11.0 min
284
290
14:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
48
49
15:00
72.2%
18.4 min
291
302
16:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
13
13
17:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
5
5
18:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
15
15
19:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
1
1
20:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
26
26
21:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
38
38
22:00
65.9%
24.9 min
255
269
23:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
52
60
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
27.713.90.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
2421210
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Day of week
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Monday
74.5%
22.9 min
231
240
Tuesday
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
163
164
Wednesday
77.7%
21.2 min
233
236
Thursday
75.2%
18.1 min
230
237
Friday
73.9%
20.4 min
230
242
Saturday
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
169
178
Sunday
74.1%
27.7 min
228
240
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
22.811.40.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
2301150
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
—
108
108
Feb
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
96
96
Mar
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
99
106
Apr
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
112
118
May
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
118
118
Jun
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
193
205
Jul
72.5%
22.8 min
218
230
Aug
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
110
110
Sep
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
104
104
Oct
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
122
122
Nov
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
102
108
Dec
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
102
112
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 time73.8%1,135
Delayed >15 min22.7%349
Cancelled3.4%53
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.