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 delay08:00–09:006.8min · 349 recorded · 348 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour21.8min08:00 ↔ 17:00
Recorded flights1,907BUF–DEN
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
28.614.30.0
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
5192600
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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—
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04:00
No observations
—
—
—
05:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
63
63
06:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
31
31
07:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
99
99
08:00
87.4%
6.8 min
348
349
09:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
112
112
10:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
116
117
11:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
71
71
12:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
86
86
13:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
37
37
14:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
78
78
15:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
34
34
16:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
126
127
17:00
63.8%
28.6 min
519
519
18:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
28
30
19:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
136
136
20:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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18
18
21:00
No observations
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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
21.310.70.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
3401700
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Day of week
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Monday
70.1%
19.7 min
294
296
Tuesday
72.9%
21.3 min
203
204
Wednesday
73.3%
19.6 min
217
217
Thursday
70.4%
15.4 min
240
240
Friday
73.4%
13.7 min
304
304
Saturday
70.2%
17.8 min
339
340
Sunday
71.2%
18.0 min
305
306
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
24.812.40.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
3041520
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
—
52
52
Feb
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
110
111
Mar
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
123
124
Apr
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
126
126
May
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
160
160
Jun
65.9%
21.9 min
287
288
Jul
61.1%
24.8 min
303
304
Aug
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
162
162
Sep
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
154
154
Oct
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
190
190
Nov
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
160
160
Dec
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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75
76
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 time71.3%1,360
Delayed >15 min28.4%542
Cancelled0.3%5
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.