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 delay12:00–13:007.6min · 420 recorded · 414 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour17.9min12:00 ↔ 14:00
Recorded flights2,622DEN–GCC
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
25.512.70.0
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
4582290
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
—
—
—
04:00
No observations
—
—
—
05:00
87.1%
20.8 min
442
450
06:00
No observations
—
—
—
07:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
189
189
08:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
30
30
09:00
No observations
—
—
—
10:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
65
65
11:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
187
191
12:00
84.3%
7.6 min
414
420
13:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
152
154
14:00
77.6%
25.5 min
450
458
15:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
8
8
16:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
23
25
17:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
30
32
18:00
No observations
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—
19:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
122
122
20:00
83.2%
16.4 min
298
305
21:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
172
173
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
21.310.60.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
3821910
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Day of week
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Monday
85.4%
9.1 min
370
376
Tuesday
82.7%
15.5 min
359
366
Wednesday
83.8%
19.1 min
365
366
Thursday
77.9%
21.3 min
375
381
Friday
82.8%
12.0 min
372
382
Saturday
86.9%
15.4 min
360
369
Sunday
77.2%
20.2 min
381
382
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
23.711.80.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
3011510
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month of year
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Jan
76.4%
16.7 min
237
248
Feb
86.0%
11.1 min
214
224
Mar
87.4%
6.1 min
293
301
Apr
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
148
150
May
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
189
189
Jun
80.4%
21.3 min
296
296
Jul
78.1%
23.7 min
279
280
Aug
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
123
124
Sep
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
120
120
Oct
85.2%
17.4 min
202
204
Nov
87.7%
2.9 min
235
238
Dec
85.0%
15.5 min
246
248
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 time81.1%2,126
Delayed >15 min17.4%456
Cancelled1.5%40
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.