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 delay07:00–08:006.7min · 267 recorded · 261 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour35.0min07:00 ↔ 18:00
Recorded flights1,868BUF–DFW
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
41.620.80.0
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
3861930
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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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
86.7%
13.0 min
337
349
07:00
87.4%
6.7 min
261
267
08:00
No observations
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09:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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9
9
10:00
No observations
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11:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
69
71
12:00
63.2%
26.9 min
201
206
13:00
No observations
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14:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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48
48
15:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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1
1
16:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
70
72
17:00
59.1%
31.6 min
225
232
18:00
50.0%
41.6 min
374
386
19:00
58.4%
27.4 min
221
227
20:00
No observations
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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
34.417.20.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
2731370
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Day of week
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Monday
60.2%
34.4 min
261
271
Tuesday
71.7%
19.0 min
254
262
Wednesday
75.8%
15.6 min
256
264
Thursday
67.0%
22.1 min
270
273
Friday
69.6%
20.4 min
260
266
Saturday
61.9%
30.2 min
252
260
Sunday
60.1%
34.1 min
263
272
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
31.115.50.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
2621310
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
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75
81
Feb
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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85
87
Mar
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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118
124
Apr
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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115
120
May
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
189
194
Jun
59.8%
26.0 min
229
236
Jul
58.0%
31.1 min
257
262
Aug
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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130
132
Sep
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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116
120
Oct
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
196
198
Nov
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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174
178
Dec
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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132
136
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 time64.7%1,209
Delayed >15 min32.5%607
Cancelled2.8%52
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.