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 delay07:00–08:00-1.7min · 261 recorded · 257 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour4.6min07:00 ↔ 18:00
Recorded flights1,396LAS–PAE
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
3.00.7-1.7
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
2611310
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
91.8%
-1.7 min
257
261
08:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
99
100
09:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
41
42
10:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
101
102
11:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
3
3
12:00
No observations
—
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—
13:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
88
89
14:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
54
54
15:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
48
48
16:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
41
41
17:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
72
72
18:00
83.7%
3.0 min
209
210
19:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
158
159
20:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
153
156
21:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
58
59
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
10.75.40.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
2401200
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Day of week
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Monday
77.9%
10.7 min
235
240
Tuesday
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
158
159
Wednesday
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
156
156
Thursday
80.9%
4.3 min
220
221
Friday
75.3%
9.6 min
231
232
Saturday
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
160
164
Sunday
79.3%
7.3 min
222
224
Month of year
Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.
Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
182910
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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No bucket in this view has 200 measured departures yet. Flight counts are shown; on-time and delay charts become available when the sample is large enough.
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Month of year
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Jan
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
125
130
Feb
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
133
134
Mar
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
168
170
Apr
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
172
172
May
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
104
104
Jun
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
136
136
Jul
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
178
182
Aug
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
57
58
Sep
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
16
16
Oct
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
65
65
Nov
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
115
115
Dec
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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113
114
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 time81.2%1,133
Delayed >15 min17.8%249
Cancelled1.0%14
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.