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 delay08:00–09:004.3min · 307 recorded · 307 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour26.0min08:00 ↔ 19:00
Recorded flights2,272SAN–TUS
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
30.215.10.0
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
3071540
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
—
47
47
06:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
170
170
07:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
170
172
08:00
91.5%
4.3 min
307
307
09:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
160
160
10:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
109
110
11:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
99
99
12:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
76
76
13:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
18
18
14:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
11
11
15:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
18
18
16:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
103
103
17:00
71.2%
13.9 min
226
227
18:00
60.6%
23.5 min
289
290
19:00
50.8%
30.2 min
248
250
20:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
146
149
21:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
64
65
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
19.19.50.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
3661830
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Day of week
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Monday
72.9%
14.8 min
362
362
Tuesday
78.1%
8.7 min
319
320
Wednesday
81.1%
7.2 min
317
318
Thursday
76.4%
14.5 min
351
356
Friday
71.6%
19.1 min
359
362
Saturday
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
188
188
Sunday
71.5%
15.0 min
365
366
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
19.19.50.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
2301150
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
—
185
190
Feb
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
190
190
Mar
80.1%
8.4 min
226
226
Apr
78.1%
14.5 min
224
224
May
70.1%
15.8 min
224
224
Jun
71.3%
14.5 min
223
224
Jul
64.4%
19.1 min
230
230
Aug
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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96
96
Sep
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
93
94
Oct
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
172
172
Nov
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
199
200
Dec
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
199
202
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 time75.5%1,716
Delayed >15 min24.0%545
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.