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 delay08:00–09:001.6min · 370 recorded · 367 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour24.2min08:00 ↔ 19:00
Recorded flights2,332RDU–STL
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
25.812.90.0
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
3721860
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
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—
—
04:00
No observations
—
—
—
05:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
1
1
06:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
150
150
07:00
94.4%
3.4 min
338
340
08:00
94.0%
1.6 min
367
370
09:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
96
97
10:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
135
135
11:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
34
34
12:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
24
24
13:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
32
32
14:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
19
19
15:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
18
18
16:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
19
19
17:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
81
81
18:00
78.9%
8.1 min
265
266
19:00
51.2%
25.8 min
371
372
20:00
61.2%
20.0 min
353
356
21:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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18
18
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
13.97.00.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
3581790
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Day of week
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Monday
75.9%
13.9 min
345
348
Tuesday
87.1%
4.4 min
340
340
Wednesday
86.5%
6.0 min
340
340
Thursday
73.8%
12.7 min
347
348
Friday
77.1%
13.0 min
358
358
Saturday
77.4%
10.5 min
248
248
Sunday
73.2%
12.4 min
343
350
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
20.010.00.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
2421210
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
—
130
138
Feb
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
140
140
Mar
79.3%
8.3 min
232
234
Apr
77.1%
12.5 min
240
240
May
76.9%
12.0 min
242
242
Jun
70.3%
15.8 min
232
232
Jul
67.9%
20.0 min
237
238
Aug
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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106
106
Sep
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
104
104
Oct
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
190
190
Nov
83.8%
7.6 min
228
228
Dec
80.8%
8.3 min
240
240
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 time78.3%1,827
Delayed >15 min21.2%494
Cancelled0.5%11
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.