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 delay05:00–06:0013.6min · 563 recorded · 559 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour16.6min05:00 ↔ 22:00
Recorded flights1,849MEM–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
30.215.10.0
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
6163080
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
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03:00
No observations
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04:00
No observations
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05:00
88.2%
13.6 min
559
563
06:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
89
93
07:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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1
1
08:00
No observations
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09:00
No observations
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10:00
No observations
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11:00
No observations
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12:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
5
5
13:00
No observations
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14:00
No observations
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15:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
172
172
16:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
96
98
17:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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116
117
18:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
143
146
19:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
10
10
20:00
No observations
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21:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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28
28
22:00
63.9%
30.2 min
607
616
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
40.020.00.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
2901450
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Day of week
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Monday
70.0%
32.1 min
273
280
Tuesday
81.9%
13.1 min
226
229
Wednesday
79.8%
14.9 min
218
218
Thursday
72.5%
15.2 min
273
274
Friday
70.0%
23.5 min
273
276
Saturday
74.4%
25.5 min
285
290
Sunday
60.4%
40.0 min
278
282
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
29.214.60.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
2021010
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
—
156
171
Feb
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
126
126
Mar
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
164
166
Apr
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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190
190
May
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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154
154
Jun
65.0%
29.2 min
200
202
Jul
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
162
166
Aug
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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122
122
Sep
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
64
64
Oct
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
136
136
Nov
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
174
174
Dec
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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178
178
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 time71.3%1,319
Delayed >15 min27.4%507
Cancelled1.2%23
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.