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 delay07:00–08:007.4min · 271 recorded · 266 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour7.7min07:00 ↔ 18:00
Recorded flights1,963IND–SEA
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
15.27.60.0
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
4642320
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
No observations
—
—
—
06:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
114
114
07:00
81.2%
7.4 min
266
271
08:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
28
28
09:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
51
52
10:00
74.0%
10.5 min
461
464
11:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
117
120
12:00
No observations
—
—
—
13:00
No observations
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—
—
14:00
No observations
—
—
—
15:00
No observations
—
—
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16:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
8
8
17:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
50
51
18:00
67.4%
15.2 min
377
381
19:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
133
135
20:00
No observations
—
—
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21:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
115
117
22:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
195
195
23:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
27
27
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
14.67.30.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
3031520
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Day of week
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Monday
73.4%
12.1 min
297
298
Tuesday
75.2%
8.5 min
242
243
Wednesday
74.5%
10.0 min
271
272
Thursday
74.8%
11.1 min
290
292
Friday
72.5%
12.6 min
298
303
Saturday
72.2%
14.6 min
255
259
Sunday
72.7%
13.8 min
289
296
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
20.910.40.0
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
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
109
115
Feb
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
99
99
Mar
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
137
139
Apr
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
178
179
May
76.1%
7.7 min
247
248
Jun
65.7%
20.9 min
236
240
Jul
70.5%
17.6 min
244
244
Aug
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
118
118
Sep
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
102
102
Oct
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
147
153
Nov
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
154
154
Dec
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
171
172
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 time72.8%1,429
Delayed >15 min26.1%513
Cancelled1.1%21
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.