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 delay07:00–08:001.7min · 287 recorded · 282 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour20.0min07:00 ↔ 18:00
Recorded flights1,912MDW–SRQ
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
21.710.80.0
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
2931470
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
—
44
44
06:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
128
129
07:00
94.3%
1.7 min
282
287
08:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
109
111
09:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
76
76
10:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
18
19
11:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
101
101
12:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
99
103
13:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
142
143
14:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
113
115
15:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
71
72
16:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
59
59
17:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
147
148
18:00
63.1%
21.7 min
290
293
19:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
158
163
20:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
45
48
21:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
1
1
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
17.28.60.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
3261630
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Day of week
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Monday
70.6%
17.2 min
275
282
Tuesday
78.5%
12.7 min
233
236
Wednesday
79.5%
8.6 min
234
236
Thursday
76.4%
13.2 min
284
288
Friday
76.3%
13.0 min
287
290
Saturday
77.9%
12.9 min
321
326
Sunday
72.7%
15.5 min
249
254
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
21.810.90.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
3181590
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
—
127
128
Feb
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
162
162
Mar
72.1%
14.5 min
305
318
Apr
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
196
198
May
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
168
168
Jun
76.1%
12.1 min
213
214
Jul
69.3%
21.8 min
228
230
Aug
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
68
68
Sep
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
60
60
Oct
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
94
102
Nov
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
128
130
Dec
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
134
134
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 time74.8%1,430
Delayed >15 min23.7%453
Cancelled1.5%29
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.