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 delay09:00–10:007.5min · 301 recorded · 296 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour13.9min09:00 ↔ 12:00
Recorded flights2,238ORD–RAP
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
21.410.70.0
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
4422210
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
—
—
—
04:00
No observations
—
—
—
05:00
No observations
—
—
—
06:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
193
198
07:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
1
1
08:00
85.2%
7.9 min
325
326
09:00
88.5%
7.5 min
296
301
10:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
91
91
11:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
122
124
12:00
73.5%
21.4 min
234
234
13:00
80.6%
15.8 min
439
442
14:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
2
2
15:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
73
75
16:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
99
100
17:00
No observations
—
—
—
18:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
94
96
19:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
86
89
20:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
89
99
21:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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56
60
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
18.69.30.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
3321660
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Day of week
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Monday
82.0%
12.8 min
323
331
Tuesday
82.5%
7.8 min
303
307
Wednesday
81.3%
13.4 min
304
306
Thursday
79.8%
17.4 min
327
332
Friday
75.7%
18.6 min
317
324
Saturday
82.8%
10.9 min
296
307
Sunday
80.0%
13.4 min
330
331
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
19.69.80.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
4902450
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
—
17
21
Feb
No observations
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—
—
Mar
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
6
7
Apr
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
196
202
May
84.5%
9.8 min
380
385
Jun
77.4%
19.6 min
469
472
Jul
76.9%
18.1 min
480
490
Aug
74.1%
13.3 min
212
217
Sep
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
146
148
Oct
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
116
116
Nov
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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118
120
Dec
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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60
60
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 time79.2%1,772
Delayed >15 min19.1%428
Cancelled1.7%38
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.