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 delay07:00–08:00-4.8min · 204 recorded · 204 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour24.3min07:00 ↔ 18:00
Recorded flights3,025RDU–SFO
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
19.57.3-4.8
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
5552780
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
—
—
—
02:00
No observations
—
—
—
03:00
No observations
—
—
—
04:00
No observations
—
—
—
05:00
No observations
—
—
—
06:00
88.8%
3.9 min
445
445
07:00
98.0%
-4.8 min
204
204
08:00
89.2%
3.7 min
286
288
09:00
83.8%
8.1 min
554
555
10:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
6
6
11:00
No observations
—
—
—
12:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
71
71
13:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
173
175
14:00
No observations
—
—
—
15:00
No observations
—
—
—
16:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
75
75
17:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
50
51
18:00
74.7%
19.5 min
371
372
19:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
116
116
20:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
90
90
21:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
143
143
22:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
146
146
23:00
85.0%
5.8 min
287
288
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
11.25.60.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
4842420
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Day of week
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Monday
82.3%
8.1 min
468
468
Tuesday
91.9%
1.5 min
334
334
Wednesday
83.6%
7.5 min
421
423
Thursday
81.4%
10.3 min
484
484
Friday
83.7%
8.3 min
472
472
Saturday
89.5%
5.5 min
361
363
Sunday
81.6%
11.2 min
477
481
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
14.77.40.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
3381690
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month of year
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Jan
82.3%
12.3 min
231
235
Feb
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
194
194
Mar
82.1%
8.8 min
218
218
Apr
90.4%
3.2 min
292
292
May
87.0%
5.1 min
338
338
Jun
75.0%
13.1 min
316
316
Jul
73.6%
14.7 min
314
318
Aug
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
162
162
Sep
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
154
154
Oct
92.8%
4.5 min
222
222
Nov
88.3%
5.3 min
256
256
Dec
84.1%
8.7 min
320
320
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 time84.1%2,545
Delayed >15 min15.6%472
Cancelled0.3%8
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.