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 delay06:00–07:00-1.2min · 206 recorded · 205 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour29.8min06:00 ↔ 14:00
Recorded flights4,311HOU–LAX
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
28.613.7-1.2
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
6803400
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
95.4%
2.0 min
679
680
06:00
98.1%
-1.2 min
205
206
07:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
137
137
08:00
84.6%
7.3 min
259
259
09:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
193
195
10:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
99
102
11:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
80
80
12:00
68.2%
15.9 min
236
237
13:00
67.0%
19.5 min
200
200
14:00
47.6%
28.6 min
313
313
15:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
187
188
16:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
146
146
17:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
149
150
18:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
163
164
19:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
190
191
20:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
191
192
21:00
59.6%
18.1 min
208
209
22:00
53.5%
25.9 min
273
273
23:00
77.4%
10.6 min
389
389
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
15.77.80.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
6773390
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Day of week
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Monday
71.4%
15.7 min
667
670
Tuesday
76.2%
11.5 min
579
584
Wednesday
76.6%
10.6 min
576
578
Thursday
72.8%
12.8 min
658
662
Friday
73.7%
14.9 min
677
677
Saturday
74.8%
12.6 min
528
528
Sunday
70.3%
14.9 min
612
612
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
21.710.90.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
4622310
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month of year
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Jan
84.6%
6.1 min
330
337
Feb
81.7%
8.2 min
312
312
Mar
74.2%
13.2 min
376
376
Apr
75.3%
11.7 min
380
380
May
67.0%
16.4 min
400
400
Jun
61.8%
19.9 min
435
436
Jul
61.8%
21.7 min
461
462
Aug
81.2%
7.8 min
202
202
Sep
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
198
198
Oct
78.9%
10.4 min
356
356
Nov
74.9%
11.9 min
422
424
Dec
73.4%
14.7 min
425
428
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 time73.3%3,161
Delayed >15 min26.4%1,136
Cancelled0.3%14
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.