Best time to fly out of Augusta At Bush (AGS)
The early-flight folk wisdom holds up at Augusta At Bush: departures in the 6–8am band left on time 87.2% of the time, against 69% 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 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6–8am | 85 | 88 | 87 | 90 | 90 | 87 | 85 |
| 8–10am | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10am–12pm | 82 | 81 | 79 | 80 | 77 | 79 | 81 |
| 12–2pm | 74 | – | 78 | – | – | – | 80 |
| 2–4pm | 78 | 85 | 79 | 82 | 74 | – | 75 |
| 4–6pm | 67 | 77 | 72 | 70 | 66 | 69 | 69 |
| 6–8pm | 72 | 73 | 67 | 67 | 68 | – | 68 |
| 8–10pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10pm–12am | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
The steadiest stretch at AGS was 6–8am — 87.2% of departures left on time across 2,577 flights. The weakest was 6–8pm at 69%. 6–8am departures from AGS left on time 87.2% of the time across 2,577 flights; 6–8pm departures, 69% across 777. That is a gap of 18.2 points, and it is the whole case for the early flight.
The year at AGS
April was the hard month at AGS: 72.3% of departures left on time, across 1,084 flights. November was the easy one at 86.3%. 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 | 75.2% | 574 |
| February | 78.5% | 549 |
| March | 81.7% | 524 |
| April | 72.3% | 1,084 |
| May | 78.3% | 637 |
| June | 82% | 628 |
| July | 75.9% | 805 |
| August | 81.1% | 766 |
| September | 84.7% | 840 |
| October | 82.4% | 766 |
| November | 86.3% | 809 |
| December | 77.7% | 734 |
Airlines at AGS
Every airline with at least 100 departures from AGS, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA Airlines | 78% | 106 min | 3.4% | 3,651 |
| Endeavor Air | 85.8% | 103 min | 1.6% | 2,222 |
| SkyWest Airlines | 78.2% | 115 min | 1.1% | 1,075 |
| Delta Air Lines | 76.7% | 65 min | 1.8% | 1,024 |
| Envoy Air | 77.3% | 65 min | 3% | 567 |
What delays out of AGS were put down to
Airlines file a reason with every arrival running 15 minutes late or more. Across 1,804 flights that departed AGS and ran 15 minutes late or more, the delay minutes break down with 43.3% put down to airline operations and 32.7% to late-arriving aircraft.
- Late-arriving aircraft 32.7%
- Airline operations 43.3%
- Air traffic & airport volume 11.5%
- Severe weather 12.5%
- Security 0%
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 AGS
Of 8,712 scheduled arrivals into AGS, 75.7% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Of the 1,876 arrivals that ran late, 45.5% 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 AGS
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.
- ATL 83.1% on time · 4,246 flights
- CLT 72.8% on time · 1,787 flights
- DFW 75.6% on time · 1,362 flights
- DCA 78.4% on time · 1,059 flights
- LGA Not enough flights to say · 64 flights
- PHL Not enough flights to say · 39 flights
- ORD Not enough flights to say · 36 flights
- DTW Not enough flights to say · 27 flights
- MIA Not enough flights to say · 27 flights
- BOS Not enough flights to say · 26 flights
AGS in one number
Augusta At Bush (AGS)
Rank 171 of 363 US airports by departures. Steadiest stretch of the day: 6–8am. Hardest month: April.
Questions about AGS
- What is the best time of day to fly out of Augusta At Bush?
- 6–8am. Departures in that band left on time 87.2% of the time across 2,577 flights, July 2023 through June 2026 — the best of the ten bands in the day. The 6–8pm band was the weakest at 69%.
- Is the early flight out of AGS really more reliable?
- 6–8am departures from AGS left on time 87.2% of the time across 2,577 flights; 6–8pm departures, 69% across 777. That is a gap of 18.2 points, and it is the whole case for the early flight.
- What is the worst month to fly out of AGS?
- April: 72.3% of the departures that flew left on time, with 1,084 scheduled. November was the other end of the year at 86.3%. Each figure pools three years of that calendar month.
- Which airline is most on time at AGS?
- Endeavor Air — 85.8% of its 2,222 departures from AGS left on time. Delta Air Lines sat at the other end at 76.7% over 1,024 flights. Only airlines with at least 100 departures here are ranked.
- How often are flights cancelled at AGS?
- 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.