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 delay18:00–19:0018.1min · 208 recorded · 205 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour6.5min18:00 ↔ 20:00
Recorded flights1,776HOU–IND
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
24.612.30.0
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
2221110
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
—
154
154
06:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
91
93
07:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
67
67
08:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
102
102
09:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
72
72
10:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
140
142
11:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
80
81
12:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
41
41
13:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
178
178
14:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
29
29
15:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
73
74
16:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
18
18
17:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
108
108
18:00
66.3%
18.1 min
205
208
19:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
172
172
20:00
56.8%
24.6 min
220
222
21:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
15
15
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
18.59.30.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
2961480
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Day of week
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Monday
76.0%
13.1 min
287
290
Tuesday
84.4%
5.8 min
211
213
Wednesday
81.1%
7.9 min
212
212
Thursday
78.8%
9.1 min
292
294
Friday
75.2%
9.8 min
294
296
Saturday
74.9%
13.2 min
203
203
Sunday
68.1%
18.5 min
266
268
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
17.08.50.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
2201100
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
—
120
124
Feb
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
128
128
Mar
70.2%
17.0 min
218
220
Apr
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
182
182
May
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
177
178
Jun
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
186
188
Jul
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
193
194
Aug
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
74
74
Sep
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
68
68
Oct
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
172
172
Nov
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
123
124
Dec
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
124
124
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 time76.1%1,352
Delayed >15 min23.3%413
Cancelled0.6%11
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.