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 delay13:00–14:006.1min · 234 recorded · 230 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour20.0min13:00 ↔ 17:00
Recorded flights2,651ORD–ROA
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
26.213.10.0
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
5642820
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
84.1%
20.5 min
320
326
07:00
84.9%
11.1 min
544
551
08:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
10
11
09:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
23
25
10:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
187
196
11:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
31
31
12:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
33
36
13:00
90.4%
6.1 min
230
234
14:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
172
175
15:00
No observations
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16:00
No observations
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17:00
71.8%
26.2 min
546
564
18:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
199
205
19:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
46
48
20:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
121
129
21:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
111
118
22:00
No observations
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23:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
2
2
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
25.512.70.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
4022010
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Day of week
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Monday
77.7%
16.1 min
377
395
Tuesday
80.1%
17.8 min
352
365
Wednesday
83.5%
14.0 min
346
354
Thursday
75.4%
21.2 min
390
395
Friday
74.2%
16.5 min
392
402
Saturday
77.7%
25.5 min
337
346
Sunday
77.7%
15.5 min
381
394
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
29.514.70.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
3051530
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month of year
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Jan
73.1%
24.4 min
208
218
Feb
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
152
152
Mar
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
146
154
Apr
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
192
197
May
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
158
160
Jun
74.9%
17.5 min
219
227
Jul
72.9%
24.7 min
288
302
Aug
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
181
189
Sep
87.1%
10.6 min
233
234
Oct
85.6%
9.0 min
305
305
Nov
80.8%
14.6 min
229
238
Dec
66.3%
29.5 min
264
275
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 time75.7%2,007
Delayed >15 min21.4%568
Cancelled2.9%76
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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