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 delay09:00–10:00-2.8min · 314 recorded · 311 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour8.5min09:00 ↔ 13:00
Recorded flights1,820IAD–RSW
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
5.71.5-2.8
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
5702850
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
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03:00
No observations
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04:00
No observations
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05:00
No observations
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06:00
No observations
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07:00
No observations
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08:00
91.8%
2.8 min
331
331
09:00
94.9%
-2.8 min
311
314
10:00
No observations
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11:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
73
73
12:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
126
126
13:00
87.1%
5.7 min
565
570
14:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
19
19
15:00
No observations
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16:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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19
19
17:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
118
118
18:00
88.7%
5.3 min
248
250
19:00
No observations
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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
16.38.0-0.3
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
2661330
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Day of week
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Monday
88.1%
1.9 min
260
260
Tuesday
95.0%
-0.0 min
239
239
Wednesday
92.7%
1.2 min
259
259
Thursday
91.6%
0.6 min
263
264
Friday
89.8%
-0.3 min
264
266
Saturday
87.2%
5.1 min
265
266
Sunday
81.2%
16.3 min
260
266
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
8.84.40.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
2341170
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
—
195
197
Feb
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
194
195
Mar
88.8%
2.5 min
233
234
Apr
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
180
180
May
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
153
153
Jun
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
120
120
Jul
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
124
124
Aug
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
62
62
Sep
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
60
60
Oct
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
106
112
Nov
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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170
170
Dec
88.7%
8.8 min
213
213
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 time88.8%1,616
Delayed >15 min10.7%194
Cancelled0.5%10
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.