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 delay09:00–10:007.4min · 202 recorded · 201 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour18.2min09:00 ↔ 18:00
Recorded flights2,071MDW–MIA
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
25.612.80.0
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
2381190
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
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—
—
04:00
No observations
—
—
—
05:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
36
36
06:00
89.7%
8.1 min
232
238
07:00
86.7%
12.4 min
211
213
08:00
75.0%
12.7 min
200
200
09:00
87.6%
7.4 min
201
202
10:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
10
10
11:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
124
124
12:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
136
138
13:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
52
52
14:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
152
153
15:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
78
78
16:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
121
121
17:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
156
157
18:00
56.8%
25.6 min
222
224
19:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
68
73
20:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
44
45
21:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
6
7
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
21.110.50.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
4262130
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Day of week
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Monday
73.5%
16.9 min
309
313
Tuesday
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
190
192
Wednesday
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
190
190
Thursday
74.8%
12.7 min
302
306
Friday
74.8%
16.9 min
301
302
Saturday
71.8%
16.9 min
419
426
Sunday
68.9%
21.1 min
338
342
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
21.010.50.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
3321660
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month of year
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Jan
75.1%
13.5 min
217
218
Feb
74.3%
21.0 min
202
204
Mar
72.6%
19.1 min
325
332
Apr
79.5%
9.2 min
244
246
May
74.5%
19.3 min
212
212
Jun
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
142
142
Jul
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
139
140
Aug
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
58
58
Sep
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
50
50
Oct
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
86
86
Nov
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
166
172
Dec
68.3%
19.3 min
208
211
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 time73.7%1,527
Delayed >15 min25.2%522
Cancelled1.1%22
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.