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 delay08:00–09:004.3min · 660 recorded · 655 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour26.3min08:00 ↔ 16:00
Recorded flights2,618DEN–RIC
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
30.615.30.0
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
7323660
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
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—
—
04:00
No observations
—
—
—
05:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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1
1
06:00
No observations
—
—
—
07:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
64
64
08:00
89.3%
4.3 min
655
660
09:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
69
69
10:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
96
97
11:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
123
123
12:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
151
151
13:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
123
125
14:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
78
80
15:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
79
80
16:00
47.9%
30.6 min
211
212
17:00
72.9%
18.1 min
728
732
18:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
188
189
19:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
35
35
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
17.78.80.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
4362180
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Day of week
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Monday
70.0%
14.9 min
383
386
Tuesday
77.7%
16.1 min
314
314
Wednesday
80.8%
12.8 min
317
318
Thursday
69.7%
17.0 min
412
414
Friday
69.4%
17.7 min
398
398
Saturday
77.2%
14.3 min
346
352
Sunday
71.9%
15.6 min
431
436
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
30.715.40.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
3181590
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
—
175
186
Feb
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
197
198
Mar
74.8%
15.3 min
250
250
Apr
69.3%
15.3 min
244
244
May
70.7%
17.5 min
270
272
Jun
67.4%
20.4 min
304
304
Jul
58.2%
30.7 min
318
318
Aug
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
120
122
Sep
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
120
120
Oct
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
190
190
Nov
85.8%
5.6 min
211
212
Dec
76.2%
13.8 min
202
202
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 time72.9%1,908
Delayed >15 min26.5%693
Cancelled0.6%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.
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