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 delay06:00–07:0023.6min · 314 recorded · 304 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour16.5min06:00 ↔ 18:00
Recorded flights2,248MQT–ORD
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
40.120.00.0
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
4992500
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
79.6%
23.6 min
304
314
07:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
178
183
08:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
179
186
09:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
34
34
10:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
26
26
11:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
85
91
12:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
37
38
13:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
100
103
14:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
159
170
15:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
96
99
16:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
134
141
17:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
80
84
18:00
71.4%
40.1 min
262
278
19:00
68.8%
33.2 min
480
499
20:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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2
2
21:00
No observations
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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
34.117.10.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
3281640
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Day of week
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Monday
79.0%
24.3 min
310
328
Tuesday
79.5%
19.6 min
292
298
Wednesday
77.9%
27.4 min
308
326
Thursday
70.0%
29.9 min
313
324
Friday
72.1%
34.1 min
315
324
Saturday
75.3%
15.9 min
308
322
Sunday
73.2%
29.0 min
310
326
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
27.413.70.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
2681340
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
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132
134
Feb
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
142
146
Mar
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
155
186
Apr
78.5%
19.8 min
200
212
May
85.3%
14.7 min
266
268
Jun
73.7%
18.0 min
236
240
Jul
65.3%
27.4 min
239
246
Aug
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
166
170
Sep
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
124
124
Oct
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
162
162
Nov
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
170
178
Dec
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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164
182
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 time72.2%1,622
Delayed >15 min23.8%534
Cancelled4.1%92
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.