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 delay10:00–11:004.4min · 428 recorded · 425 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour5.1min10:00 ↔ 17:00
Recorded flights1,920AUS–PDX
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
9.54.70.0
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
6743370
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
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—
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03:00
No observations
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04:00
No observations
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05:00
No observations
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06:00
No observations
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07:00
84.1%
6.4 min
320
321
08:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
12
13
09:00
No observations
—
—
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10:00
86.8%
4.4 min
425
428
11:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
94
94
12:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
54
55
13:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
33
34
14:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
38
39
15:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
5
5
16:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
16
16
17:00
79.6%
9.5 min
668
674
18:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
104
105
19:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
79
81
20:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
27
27
21:00
No observations
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22:00
No observations
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23:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
28
28
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
8.44.20.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
2901450
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Day of week
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Monday
81.3%
6.2 min
284
284
Tuesday
87.4%
4.9 min
253
254
Wednesday
79.3%
7.6 min
251
254
Thursday
80.6%
8.3 min
278
283
Friday
81.3%
8.0 min
284
290
Saturday
82.0%
8.4 min
266
268
Sunday
83.3%
7.7 min
287
287
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
12.26.10.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
2481240
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
—
111
113
Feb
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
98
100
Mar
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
148
151
Apr
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
180
180
May
83.0%
8.4 min
218
220
Jun
76.1%
12.2 min
238
240
Jul
77.4%
11.1 min
248
248
Aug
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
120
120
Sep
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
101
101
Oct
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
133
138
Nov
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
157
158
Dec
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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151
151
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 time81.4%1,563
Delayed >15 min17.7%340
Cancelled0.9%17
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.