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 delay19:00–20:009.7min · 402 recorded · 399 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour0.1min19:00 ↔ 16:00
Recorded flights1,454SBA–SEA
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
9.84.90.0
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
4022010
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
No observations
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—
07:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
68
69
08:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
28
28
09:00
No observations
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—
10:00
No observations
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11:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
165
167
12:00
No observations
—
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13:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
38
38
14:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
69
70
15:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
172
173
16:00
78.4%
9.8 min
384
387
17:00
No observations
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18:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
118
120
19:00
77.7%
9.7 min
399
402
20:00
No observations
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21:00
No observations
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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
11.96.00.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
2161080
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Day of week
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Monday
83.8%
5.1 min
216
216
Tuesday
84.3%
2.4 min
204
208
Wednesday
81.3%
5.8 min
203
206
Thursday
74.3%
11.7 min
210
212
Friday
81.6%
6.2 min
212
214
Saturday
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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180
182
Sunday
80.1%
11.9 min
216
216
Month of year
Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.
Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
182910
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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No bucket in this view has 200 measured departures yet. Flight counts are shown; on-time and delay charts become available when the sample is large enough.
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Month of year
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Jan
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
122
124
Feb
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
112
112
Mar
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
118
120
Apr
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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114
114
May
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
140
142
Jun
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
172
172
Jul
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
178
182
Aug
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
96
96
Sep
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
52
52
Oct
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
102
102
Nov
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
115
116
Dec
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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120
122
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 time80.5%1,171
Delayed >15 min18.6%270
Cancelled0.9%13
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.