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 · May 22, 2025 → Jul 31, 2026
Lowest average delay08:00–09:008.4min · 206 recorded · 206 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour19.0min08:00 ↔ 15:00
Recorded flights1,506ILM–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
27.413.70.0
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
3661830
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
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
1
1
06:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
44
44
07:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
52
53
08:00
85.0%
8.4 min
206
206
09:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
60
61
10:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
1
1
11:00
81.0%
9.9 min
363
366
12:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
125
125
13:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
86
87
14:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
3
3
15:00
67.7%
27.4 min
232
240
16:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
97
100
17:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
44
44
18:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
2
2
19:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
113
120
20:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
48
52
21:00
No observations
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22:00
No observations
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23:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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1
1
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
20.210.10.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
2361180
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Day of week
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Monday
77.8%
19.5 min
203
210
Tuesday
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
182
186
Wednesday
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
195
198
Thursday
78.7%
13.4 min
230
236
Friday
79.1%
20.2 min
234
234
Saturday
77.3%
14.4 min
207
214
Sunday
70.0%
16.5 min
227
228
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
23.911.90.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
3881940
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
—
6
8
Feb
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
75
75
Mar
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
127
132
Apr
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
111
114
May
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
156
157
Jun
73.1%
17.3 min
357
364
Jul
70.9%
23.9 min
382
388
Aug
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
136
140
Sep
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
62
62
Oct
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
62
62
Nov
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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4
4
Dec
No observations
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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 time76.6%1,153
Delayed >15 min21.6%325
Cancelled1.9%28
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.