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 · Dec 12, 2024 → Jul 31, 2026
Lowest average delay11:00–12:0011.2min · 275 recorded · 272 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour13.2min11:00 ↔ 15:00
Recorded flights1,208JAC–SFO
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
24.412.20.0
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
2751380
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
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
93
94
08:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
93
94
09:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
153
154
10:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
71
71
11:00
80.9%
11.2 min
272
275
12:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
30
31
13:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
49
50
14:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
15
15
15:00
70.5%
24.4 min
200
205
16:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
145
147
17:00
No observations
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18:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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71
72
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
13.66.80.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
2301150
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Day of week
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Monday
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
147
150
Tuesday
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
151
151
Wednesday
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
166
169
Thursday
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
154
159
Friday
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
166
170
Saturday
76.1%
13.6 min
230
230
Sunday
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
178
179
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
18.09.00.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
2621310
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
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121
124
Feb
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
131
132
Mar
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
140
142
Apr
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
12
12
May
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
71
74
Jun
73.1%
12.6 min
219
221
Jul
69.1%
18.0 min
259
262
Aug
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
105
105
Sep
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
50
50
Oct
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
4
4
Nov
No observations
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Dec
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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80
82
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 time72.1%871
Delayed >15 min26.6%321
Cancelled1.3%16
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.