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 delay07:00–08:00-0.9min · 278 recorded · 277 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour11.1min07:00 ↔ 18:00
Recorded flights1,699MKE–SEA
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
10.24.6-0.9
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
3291650
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
No observations
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—
—
06:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
192
194
07:00
92.4%
-0.9 min
277
278
08:00
92.8%
-0.5 min
276
276
09:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
113
114
10:00
No observations
—
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—
11:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
1
1
12:00
No observations
—
—
—
13:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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1
1
14:00
81.7%
4.8 min
328
329
15:00
83.9%
3.3 min
223
224
16:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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33
33
17:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
3
3
18:00
76.3%
10.2 min
245
245
19:00
No observations
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20:00
No observations
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21:00
No observations
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22:00
No observations
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23:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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1
1
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
5.62.80.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
2651330
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Day of week
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Monday
88.1%
2.0 min
261
265
Tuesday
84.1%
3.7 min
208
208
Wednesday
85.5%
2.8 min
227
227
Thursday
88.1%
1.7 min
260
261
Friday
89.1%
2.5 min
265
265
Saturday
86.1%
2.4 min
209
210
Sunday
79.9%
5.6 min
263
263
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
5.22.60.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
2441220
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
—
89
89
Feb
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
70
72
Mar
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
100
102
Apr
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
131
131
May
89.9%
1.1 min
207
207
Jun
86.5%
4.0 min
237
238
Jul
82.0%
5.2 min
244
244
Aug
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
124
124
Sep
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
119
120
Oct
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
107
107
Nov
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
126
126
Dec
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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139
139
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 time85.6%1,454
Delayed >15 min14.1%239
Cancelled0.4%6
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.