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 delay06:00–07:00-2.0min · 531 recorded · 508 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour17.1min06:00 ↔ 15:00
Recorded flights2,222MRY–SAN
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
15.16.6-2.0
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
5312660
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
96.1%
-2.0 min
508
531
07:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
5
5
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
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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1
1
12:00
72.9%
13.1 min
461
464
13:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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2
2
14:00
76.5%
11.2 min
310
312
15:00
70.7%
15.1 min
215
218
16:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
45
45
17:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
67
68
18:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
44
45
19:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
23
24
20:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
162
168
21:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
191
199
22:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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123
140
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
13.66.80.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
3261630
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Day of week
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Monday
79.2%
10.1 min
312
323
Tuesday
87.3%
0.9 min
299
307
Wednesday
82.8%
3.0 min
296
306
Thursday
73.9%
11.7 min
303
318
Friday
73.9%
13.6 min
310
324
Saturday
84.8%
3.8 min
316
318
Sunday
72.9%
11.8 min
321
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
12.86.40.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
2461230
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
—
142
147
Feb
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
143
146
Mar
76.7%
11.7 min
202
213
Apr
80.3%
3.8 min
239
240
May
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
169
171
Jun
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
198
205
Jul
80.4%
5.6 min
229
246
Aug
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
124
124
Sep
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
117
120
Oct
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
192
196
Nov
76.4%
12.8 min
233
236
Dec
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
169
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 time76.9%1,708
Delayed >15 min20.2%449
Cancelled2.9%65
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.