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 delay11:00–12:0014.8min · 257 recorded · 250 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour38.6min11:00 ↔ 22:00
Recorded flights3,034ORD–RST
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
53.426.70.0
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
4092050
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
—
—
—
03:00
No observations
—
—
—
04:00
No observations
—
—
—
05:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
162
170
06:00
82.6%
21.7 min
321
332
07:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
18
19
08:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
50
51
09:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
192
198
10:00
73.9%
16.1 min
222
223
11:00
73.6%
14.8 min
250
257
12:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
159
159
13:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
105
105
14:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
53
53
15:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
113
116
16:00
68.0%
30.6 min
397
409
17:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
69
75
18:00
60.8%
35.9 min
319
340
19:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
57
60
20:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
100
101
21:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
34
36
22:00
56.7%
53.4 min
270
296
23:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
31
34
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
29.414.70.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
4512260
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Day of week
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Monday
68.8%
29.1 min
433
451
Tuesday
73.8%
22.5 min
408
418
Wednesday
73.4%
29.4 min
406
416
Thursday
71.4%
23.1 min
427
440
Friday
64.8%
28.5 min
418
439
Saturday
71.2%
22.2 min
410
424
Sunday
68.3%
27.1 min
420
446
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
37.518.70.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
4302150
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
—
176
182
Feb
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
172
172
Mar
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
168
188
Apr
75.2%
15.6 min
379
387
May
81.9%
9.5 min
420
430
Jun
60.5%
34.2 min
352
366
Jul
64.1%
37.5 min
348
364
Aug
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
160
166
Sep
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
142
144
Oct
65.7%
30.9 min
236
236
Nov
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
177
191
Dec
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
192
208
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 time67.6%2,052
Delayed >15 min28.7%870
Cancelled3.7%112
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.