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 delay07:00–08:00-1.7min · 348 recorded · 347 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour31.9min07:00 ↔ 20:00
Recorded flights2,921ELP–SAT
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
30.214.3-1.7
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
3481740
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
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
24
24
06:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
199
200
07:00
94.2%
-1.7 min
347
348
08:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
134
135
09:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
177
177
10:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
152
153
11:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
117
118
12:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
193
193
13:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
183
183
14:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
114
114
15:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
146
148
16:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
197
197
17:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
104
106
18:00
78.6%
8.7 min
206
207
19:00
63.5%
22.6 min
263
264
20:00
56.7%
30.2 min
208
210
21:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
114
114
22:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
30
30
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
13.36.60.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
4712360
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Day of week
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Monday
79.6%
13.3 min
456
458
Tuesday
87.5%
5.0 min
385
387
Wednesday
83.3%
7.3 min
382
384
Thursday
78.3%
9.6 min
447
451
Friday
79.8%
11.0 min
460
460
Saturday
82.9%
4.6 min
309
310
Sunday
75.7%
12.6 min
469
471
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
22.311.20.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
3001500
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month of year
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Jan
84.2%
5.4 min
203
207
Feb
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
183
183
Mar
82.4%
8.4 min
267
269
Apr
80.7%
8.4 min
269
271
May
81.2%
11.0 min
282
283
Jun
67.4%
22.3 min
285
288
Jul
71.7%
16.4 min
300
300
Aug
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
146
146
Sep
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
146
146
Oct
83.9%
5.4 min
249
250
Nov
83.6%
7.0 min
281
281
Dec
82.8%
6.5 min
297
297
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 time80.3%2,346
Delayed >15 min19.2%562
Cancelled0.4%13
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.