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 delay05:00–06:00-2.4min · 220 recorded · 219 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour24.9min05:00 ↔ 17:00
Recorded flights4,298MDW–RSW
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
22.510.1-2.4
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
4942470
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
—
—
—
02:00
No observations
—
—
—
03:00
No observations
—
—
—
04:00
No observations
—
—
—
05:00
96.4%
-2.4 min
219
220
06:00
95.9%
-0.9 min
436
441
07:00
92.2%
3.1 min
370
374
08:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
182
184
09:00
85.8%
10.9 min
240
242
10:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
158
160
11:00
75.5%
12.2 min
261
262
12:00
77.3%
17.2 min
211
214
13:00
78.4%
11.0 min
491
494
14:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
164
165
15:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
119
120
16:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
186
189
17:00
62.1%
22.5 min
243
246
18:00
67.9%
20.1 min
368
371
19:00
61.3%
21.2 min
297
304
20:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
194
199
21:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
113
113
22:00
No observations
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—
—
23:00
No observations
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—
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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
18.49.20.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
6413210
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Day of week
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Monday
78.0%
13.7 min
610
623
Tuesday
79.3%
11.3 min
599
603
Wednesday
81.0%
9.4 min
590
597
Thursday
76.9%
12.6 min
619
623
Friday
76.8%
12.0 min
628
630
Saturday
78.2%
10.7 min
632
641
Sunday
72.1%
18.4 min
574
581
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
18.89.40.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
6443220
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month of year
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Jan
85.4%
6.9 min
403
407
Feb
81.4%
9.8 min
436
436
Mar
69.6%
18.8 min
625
644
Apr
80.6%
11.4 min
422
425
May
77.2%
10.3 min
369
370
Jun
73.0%
17.7 min
341
344
Jul
66.6%
16.9 min
347
352
Aug
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
141
144
Sep
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
138
138
Oct
83.6%
7.3 min
304
304
Nov
85.5%
7.8 min
352
359
Dec
70.6%
18.0 min
374
375
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 time76.7%3,295
Delayed >15 min22.3%957
Cancelled1.1%46
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.