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 delay23:00–00:004.2min · 216 recorded · 213 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour8.5min23:00 ↔ 17:00
Recorded flights2,463IAD–SLC
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
12.76.30.0
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
1,1135570
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
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
47
47
07:00
89.7%
8.5 min
624
631
08:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
88
89
09:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
85
87
10:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
159
161
11:00
No observations
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12:00
No observations
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13:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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61
61
14:00
No observations
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15:00
No observations
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16:00
No observations
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17:00
81.1%
12.7 min
1,101
1,113
18:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
58
58
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
89.7%
4.2 min
213
216
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
11.15.60.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
3541770
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Day of week
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Monday
85.0%
9.0 min
347
353
Tuesday
86.2%
10.7 min
347
350
Wednesday
88.2%
7.0 min
346
348
Thursday
86.0%
11.1 min
351
352
Friday
85.5%
11.1 min
352
354
Saturday
88.6%
5.9 min
352
354
Sunday
83.0%
8.0 min
341
352
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
18.89.40.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
2481240
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month of year
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Jan
83.7%
11.7 min
239
248
Feb
82.7%
10.1 min
220
224
Mar
87.0%
7.9 min
246
248
Apr
90.3%
3.9 min
238
239
May
89.0%
3.8 min
245
248
Jun
80.8%
17.2 min
240
242
Jul
80.3%
18.8 min
243
247
Aug
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
125
125
Sep
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
120
120
Oct
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
164
164
Nov
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
178
178
Dec
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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178
180
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 time85.1%2,097
Delayed >15 min13.8%339
Cancelled1.1%27
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.