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 delay07:00–08:00-0.9min · 262 recorded · 261 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour30.1min07:00 ↔ 19:00
Recorded flights1,744MDW–MHT
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
29.214.1-0.9
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
2621310
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
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
86
87
06:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
157
158
07:00
95.0%
-0.9 min
261
262
08:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
2
2
09:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
14
14
10:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
29
29
11:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
91
91
12:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
96
96
13:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
162
162
14:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
40
40
15:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
37
37
16:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
5
5
17:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
182
183
18:00
62.6%
18.9 min
254
257
19:00
59.7%
29.2 min
221
224
20:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
81
85
21:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
4
5
22:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
7
7
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
15.67.80.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
2721360
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Day of week
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Monday
78.0%
14.8 min
264
268
Tuesday
81.3%
6.0 min
251
252
Wednesday
84.9%
4.4 min
252
252
Thursday
77.7%
10.5 min
269
272
Friday
80.4%
10.5 min
265
268
Saturday
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
182
184
Sunday
74.8%
15.6 min
246
248
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
19.69.80.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
2381190
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
—
110
110
Feb
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
106
106
Mar
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
114
115
Apr
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
144
144
May
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
160
160
Jun
71.8%
17.4 min
220
221
Jul
72.5%
19.6 min
233
238
Aug
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
109
112
Sep
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
112
112
Oct
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
187
188
Nov
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
115
118
Dec
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
119
120
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 time79.1%1,379
Delayed >15 min20.1%350
Cancelled0.9%15
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.