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 delay06:00–07:005.4min · 454 recorded · 435 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour27.3min06:00 ↔ 19:00
Recorded flights2,536MEM–PHL
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
32.716.30.0
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
4542270
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
—
—
—
05:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
1
1
06:00
93.3%
5.4 min
435
454
07:00
No observations
—
—
—
08:00
82.4%
10.4 min
272
278
09:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
33
33
10:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
193
196
11:00
80.1%
13.3 min
352
359
12:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
76
76
13:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
178
183
14:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
126
132
15:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
147
150
16:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
117
120
17:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
95
109
18:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
52
53
19:00
70.5%
32.7 min
281
306
20:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
82
85
21:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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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
20.510.30.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
3811910
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Day of week
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Monday
77.5%
20.5 min
365
381
Tuesday
79.0%
17.4 min
324
337
Wednesday
82.4%
10.4 min
353
366
Thursday
80.8%
18.6 min
354
370
Friday
80.1%
14.1 min
362
379
Saturday
80.9%
16.1 min
319
328
Sunday
83.2%
11.8 min
364
375
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
34.517.20.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
3521760
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
—
112
124
Feb
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
160
171
Mar
78.6%
21.1 min
220
228
Apr
86.0%
7.8 min
229
237
May
77.9%
34.5 min
253
262
Jun
75.2%
15.7 min
270
286
Jul
71.7%
27.0 min
329
352
Aug
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
131
133
Sep
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
140
140
Oct
87.9%
6.6 min
239
242
Nov
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
194
194
Dec
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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164
167
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 time77.6%1,967
Delayed >15 min18.7%474
Cancelled3.7%95
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.