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 13, 2024 → Jul 31, 2026
Lowest average delay11:00–12:007.1min · 375 recorded · 370 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour25.7min11:00 ↔ 13:00
Recorded flights1,871GEG–ORD
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
32.716.40.0
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
3751880
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
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—
—
05:00
No observations
—
—
—
06:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
40
42
07:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
180
182
08:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
91
91
09:00
78.4%
17.6 min
264
267
10:00
67.8%
19.5 min
245
247
11:00
83.8%
7.1 min
370
375
12:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
66
67
13:00
63.8%
32.7 min
232
234
14:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
67
68
15:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
6
6
16:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
54
56
17:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
19
19
18:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
1
1
19:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
134
138
20:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
40
40
21:00
No observations
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22:00
No observations
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23:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
38
38
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
25.212.60.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
2821410
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Day of week
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Monday
71.3%
25.2 min
272
276
Tuesday
81.2%
10.9 min
255
259
Wednesday
72.9%
18.6 min
251
251
Thursday
77.4%
18.8 min
266
271
Friday
75.9%
22.3 min
278
282
Saturday
74.4%
18.3 min
250
255
Sunday
68.0%
24.7 min
275
277
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
19.59.80.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
3081540
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
—
90
90
Feb
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
85
85
Mar
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
109
116
Apr
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
114
118
May
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
164
164
Jun
82.7%
10.7 min
289
292
Jul
73.6%
19.5 min
303
308
Aug
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
158
159
Sep
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
144
144
Oct
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
148
148
Nov
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
114
118
Dec
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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129
129
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 time73.4%1,374
Delayed >15 min25.3%473
Cancelled1.3%24
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.