Best time to fly out of Alexandria (AEX)
The early-flight folk wisdom holds up at Alexandria: departures in the 6–8am band left on time 91.8% of the time, against 75.4% in the 6–8pm band. These are historical odds, not forecasts. The records say what happened on this schedule over three years; they know nothing about tomorrow’s thunderstorm.
Data through June 2026 · Bureau of Transportation Statistics
On-time rate by hour and day
On this page, “on time” means a departure that pushed back less than 15 minutes behind its scheduled time — the Bureau of Transportation Statistics definition, and the one airlines are held to.
| Departure time | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before 6am | 86 | 92 | 84 | 91 | 86 | 88 | 89 |
| 6–8am | 90 | 93 | 91 | 93 | 90 | 93 | 92 |
| 8–10am | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10am–12pm | 79 | 86 | 82 | 79 | 83 | 72 | 80 |
| 12–2pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2–4pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4–6pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6–8pm | 72 | 83 | 82 | 69 | 71 | 78 | 74 |
| 8–10pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10pm–12am | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
The steadiest stretch at AEX was 6–8am — 91.8% of departures left on time across 852 flights. The weakest was 6–8pm at 75.4%. 6–8am departures from AEX left on time 91.8% of the time across 852 flights; 6–8pm departures, 75.4% across 956. That is a gap of 16.4 points, and it is the whole case for the early flight.
The year at AEX
April was the hard month at AEX: 80.3% of departures left on time, across 330 flights. November was the easy one at 86%. Each month pools three years of that month, so a single bad week does not decide it.
| Month | Share departures that left on time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| January | 82.6% | 315 |
| February | 84.5% | 298 |
| March | 84.5% | 340 |
| April | 80.3% | 330 |
| May | 81.4% | 360 |
| June | 83.2% | 427 |
| July | 80.3% | 424 |
| August | 84.8% | 425 |
| September | 83% | 409 |
| October | 82.3% | 421 |
| November | 86% | 403 |
| December | 84.3% | 413 |
Airlines at AEX
Every airline with at least 100 departures from AEX, busiest first. These are that airline’s departures from this airport only — its record across the country sits on its own page.
| Airline | Left on time | Typical delay | Cancelled | Departures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkyWest Airlines | 81.1% | 109 min | 2.8% | 2,562 |
| Endeavor Air | 87.4% | 119 min | 0.8% | 1,245 |
| Envoy Air | 82.8% | 77 min | 3.6% | 758 |
What delays out of AEX were put down to
Airlines file a reason with every arrival running 15 minutes late or more. Across 861 flights that departed AEX and ran 15 minutes late or more, the delay minutes break down with 43% put down to airline operations and 23.3% to severe weather.
- Late-arriving aircraft 18.9%
- Airline operations 43%
- Air traffic & airport volume 14.6%
- Severe weather 23.3%
- Security 0.2%
Late-arriving aircraft is the knock-on category: the plane came in late, so it went out late again. It is why a 7am problem in Newark is still a problem in Denver at dinnertime, and why it is usually the biggest slice on the bar.
If you are connecting through AEX
Of 4,566 scheduled arrivals into AEX, 81.6% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Of the 712 arrivals that ran late, 49% were no more than 45 minutes behind — which is the difference between a tight connection and a new boarding pass.
Work out a specific layover — pick the airport and the minutes you have, and the tool reads the same arrival records back as a share.
Busiest routes out of AEX
Ranked by flights, with the share that arrived on time at the far end. Where a route carries enough flights for a page of its own the chip goes there; otherwise it goes to the destination airport.
AEX in one number
Alexandria (AEX)
Rank 216 of 363 US airports by departures. Steadiest stretch of the day: 6–8am. Hardest month: April.
Questions about AEX
- What is the best time of day to fly out of Alexandria?
- 6–8am. Departures in that band left on time 91.8% of the time across 852 flights, July 2023 through June 2026 — the best of the ten bands in the day. The 6–8pm band was the weakest at 75.4%.
- Is the early flight out of AEX really more reliable?
- 6–8am departures from AEX left on time 91.8% of the time across 852 flights; 6–8pm departures, 75.4% across 956. That is a gap of 16.4 points, and it is the whole case for the early flight.
- What is the worst month to fly out of AEX?
- April: 80.3% of the departures that flew left on time, with 330 scheduled. November was the other end of the year at 86%. Each figure pools three years of that calendar month.
- Which airline is most on time at AEX?
- Endeavor Air — 87.4% of its 1,245 departures from AEX left on time. SkyWest Airlines sat at the other end at 81.1% over 2,562 flights. Only airlines with at least 100 departures here are ranked.
- How often are flights cancelled at AEX?
- 2.4% of scheduled departures were cancelled over July 2023 through June 2026. Cancellations are counted against everything scheduled, not against everything that flew — a rate that looks small still adds up to real people in a rebooking line.