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 |
Endeavor Air (through December 2024) stopped filing before June 2026. Its row covers a shorter run of months than the rest of the table, so its figure is not set against the others anywhere on this page.
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?
- SkyWest Airlines — 78.2% of its 1,075 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. Airlines that stopped filing before June 2026 are left out of the ranking — their figures cover a shorter run of months than the rest of the table.
- 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.