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 → Mar 4, 2026
Lowest average delay05:00–06:00-1.2min · 295 recorded · 290 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour3.2min05:00 ↔ 10:00
Recorded flights1,897STL–TUL
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
2.00.4-1.2
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
2951480
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
97.6%
-1.2 min
290
295
06:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
110
111
07:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
50
52
08:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
45
45
09:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
159
162
10:00
92.2%
2.0 min
242
242
11:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
57
60
12:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
1
1
13:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
28
29
14:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
19
19
15:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
61
62
16:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
113
115
17:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
84
84
18:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
177
178
19:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
27
28
20:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
111
112
21:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
116
117
22:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
183
185
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
12.56.30.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
2921460
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Day of week
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Monday
84.6%
6.9 min
286
292
Tuesday
90.6%
3.3 min
288
291
Wednesday
87.6%
3.4 min
290
292
Thursday
81.7%
6.4 min
284
284
Friday
80.8%
7.9 min
281
284
Saturday
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
163
166
Sunday
78.3%
12.5 min
281
288
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
6.23.10.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
2381190
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month of year
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Jan
86.2%
3.8 min
218
234
Feb
88.2%
1.0 min
204
208
Mar
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
130
130
Apr
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
112
112
May
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
112
114
Jun
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
112
112
Jul
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
114
114
Aug
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
112
112
Sep
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
112
112
Oct
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
186
186
Nov
87.4%
3.7 min
223
225
Dec
83.6%
6.2 min
238
238
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 time82.8%1,571
Delayed >15 min15.9%302
Cancelled1.3%24
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.
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