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 delay08:00–09:00-2.9min · 297 recorded · 294 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour23.3min08:00 ↔ 21:00
Recorded flights2,432MKE–STL
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
20.48.7-2.9
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
2971490
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
—
—
—
04:00
No observations
—
—
—
05:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
157
160
06:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
183
184
07:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
131
133
08:00
96.9%
-2.9 min
294
297
09:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
175
176
10:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
195
195
11:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
61
61
12:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
2
2
13:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
44
44
14:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
25
25
15:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
94
95
16:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
174
175
17:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
170
171
18:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
95
95
19:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
60
60
20:00
73.7%
13.7 min
251
253
21:00
69.5%
20.4 min
203
205
22:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
101
101
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
12.46.20.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
3761880
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Day of week
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Monday
81.0%
10.1 min
368
376
Tuesday
85.3%
3.6 min
375
376
Wednesday
87.2%
4.3 min
375
376
Thursday
78.7%
9.0 min
370
371
Friday
83.6%
10.1 min
371
371
Saturday
86.8%
4.0 min
257
260
Sunday
79.3%
12.4 min
299
302
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
12.16.10.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
2321160
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month of year
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Jan
81.6%
8.1 min
223
230
Feb
91.4%
2.6 min
210
211
Mar
81.9%
9.1 min
210
216
Apr
84.6%
5.6 min
220
220
May
86.4%
7.1 min
228
228
Jun
80.1%
9.9 min
221
221
Jul
75.2%
12.1 min
230
230
Aug
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
119
120
Sep
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
120
120
Oct
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
188
188
Nov
82.2%
6.2 min
214
216
Dec
81.0%
9.8 min
232
232
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 time82.5%2,006
Delayed >15 min16.8%409
Cancelled0.7%17
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.
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