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 delay07:00–08:001.3min · 266 recorded · 262 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour24.8min07:00 ↔ 21:00
Recorded flights2,374MDW–MEM
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
26.013.00.0
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
3441720
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
92.0%
2.8 min
338
344
06:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
108
110
07:00
93.1%
1.3 min
262
266
08:00
89.6%
3.2 min
249
252
09:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
128
129
10:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
137
138
11:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
11
11
12:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
11
12
13:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
39
39
14:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
10
10
15:00
73.4%
13.5 min
214
216
16:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
171
173
17:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
111
113
18:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
60
60
19:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
18
18
20:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
145
147
21:00
61.8%
26.0 min
204
208
22:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
127
128
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
14.97.40.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
3681840
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Day of week
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Monday
74.6%
12.6 min
358
364
Tuesday
82.4%
7.5 min
341
341
Wednesday
85.0%
7.8 min
334
339
Thursday
78.3%
10.2 min
354
360
Friday
79.1%
14.9 min
359
364
Saturday
82.5%
10.6 min
234
238
Sunday
78.0%
12.6 min
363
368
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
22.111.00.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
2401200
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
—
154
162
Feb
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
172
172
Mar
75.3%
13.9 min
223
230
Apr
84.7%
7.3 min
228
232
May
77.2%
11.3 min
237
238
Jun
70.9%
20.8 min
230
231
Jul
65.1%
22.1 min
235
240
Aug
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
113
114
Sep
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
112
112
Oct
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
190
190
Nov
83.7%
9.3 min
215
219
Dec
80.3%
10.2 min
234
234
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 time78.7%1,869
Delayed >15 min20.0%474
Cancelled1.3%31
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.