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 delay06:00–07:00-0.5min · 274 recorded · 273 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour12.2min06:00 ↔ 15:00
Recorded flights3,053SEA–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
11.65.5-0.5
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
5042520
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
92.7%
-0.5 min
273
274
07:00
93.1%
2.2 min
491
496
08:00
88.5%
3.2 min
303
303
09:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
191
192
10:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
20
20
11:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
189
189
12:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
168
168
13:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
54
54
14:00
82.6%
8.8 min
224
227
15:00
77.0%
11.6 min
295
295
16:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
93
96
17:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
88
88
18:00
77.1%
9.2 min
502
504
19:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
145
147
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
11.65.80.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
4772390
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Day of week
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Monday
81.0%
7.9 min
462
466
Tuesday
86.1%
5.4 min
387
388
Wednesday
85.0%
5.0 min
392
392
Thursday
77.2%
11.6 min
469
470
Friday
79.4%
9.9 min
475
477
Saturday
75.1%
9.8 min
386
390
Sunday
80.7%
8.9 min
465
470
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
14.97.40.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
4922460
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
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139
143
Feb
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
151
151
Mar
89.3%
4.6 min
206
209
Apr
92.8%
2.4 min
236
238
May
78.6%
9.7 min
318
320
Jun
72.2%
14.7 min
467
468
Jul
74.4%
11.1 min
489
492
Aug
70.7%
14.9 min
222
222
Sep
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
196
196
Oct
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
198
198
Nov
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
199
200
Dec
84.7%
7.9 min
215
216
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 time80.1%2,444
Delayed >15 min19.4%592
Cancelled0.6%17
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.