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 delay16:00–17:005.7min · 258 recorded · 254 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour8.6min16:00 ↔ 14:00
Recorded flights1,832MSO–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
14.27.10.0
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
2821410
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
—
142
142
07:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
87
89
08:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
52
52
09:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
35
35
10:00
No observations
—
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11:00
78.6%
8.7 min
280
282
12:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
184
186
13:00
83.0%
6.9 min
218
219
14:00
67.9%
14.2 min
209
212
15:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
65
65
16:00
79.9%
5.7 min
254
258
17:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
62
62
18:00
No observations
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19:00
No observations
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20:00
No observations
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21:00
79.0%
7.2 min
228
230
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
12.46.20.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
2691350
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Day of week
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Monday
76.8%
7.6 min
263
269
Tuesday
85.2%
2.8 min
257
257
Wednesday
85.6%
5.1 min
264
265
Thursday
77.1%
12.4 min
262
265
Friday
79.9%
7.1 min
263
267
Saturday
85.8%
4.4 min
239
240
Sunday
73.9%
11.4 min
268
269
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
7.13.50.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
2141070
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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180
186
Feb
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
127
130
Mar
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
168
170
Apr
84.9%
4.3 min
205
206
May
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
159
159
Jun
82.7%
7.1 min
214
214
Jul
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
195
195
Aug
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
62
62
Sep
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
50
50
Oct
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
113
113
Nov
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
172
176
Dec
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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171
171
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 time79.8%1,462
Delayed >15 min19.3%354
Cancelled0.9%16
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.