Best time to fly out of Devils Lake (DVL)
The early-flight folk wisdom bends at Devils Lake: the steadiest stretch was the 10am–12pm band at 83.8%, while 6–8pm departures managed 78.8%. 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 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 8–10am | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10am–12pm | 81 | – | 86 | 84 | 84 | – | 84 |
| 12–2pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2–4pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4–6pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6–8pm | 78 | 83 | 85 | 78 | 75 | 79 | 74 |
| 8–10pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10pm–12am | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
The steadiest stretch at DVL was 10am–12pm — 83.8% of departures left on time across 554 flights. The weakest was 6–8pm at 78.8%.
The year at DVL
July was the hard month at DVL: 76.1% of departures left on time, across 168 flights. October was the easy one at 88.4%. 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 | 78.4% | 167 |
| February | 78.9% | 154 |
| March | 84.8% | 169 |
| April | 85.2% | 162 |
| May | 78.7% | 169 |
| June | 77.2% | 162 |
| July | 76.1% | 168 |
| August | 79.9% | 168 |
| September | 83.3% | 163 |
| October | 88.4% | 168 |
| November | 86.5% | 161 |
| December | 78% | 168 |
Airlines at DVL
Every airline with at least 100 departures from DVL, 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 | 81.3% | 151 min | 2.9% | 1,979 |
What delays out of DVL were put down to
Airlines file a reason with every arrival running 15 minutes late or more. Across 401 flights that departed DVL and ran 15 minutes late or more, the delay minutes break down with 35.9% put down to late-arriving aircraft and 31.3% to airline operations.
- Late-arriving aircraft 35.9%
- Airline operations 31.3%
- Air traffic & airport volume 17.9%
- Severe weather 14.8%
- 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 DVL
Of 1,979 scheduled arrivals into DVL, 82.4% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Of the 274 arrivals that ran late, 51.5% 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 DVL
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.
DVL in one number
Devils Lake (DVL)
Rank 281 of 363 US airports by departures. Steadiest stretch of the day: 10am–12pm. Hardest month: July.
Questions about DVL
- What is the best time of day to fly out of Devils Lake?
- 10am–12pm. Departures in that band left on time 83.8% of the time across 554 flights, July 2023 through June 2026 — the best of the ten bands in the day. The 6–8pm band was the weakest at 78.8%.
- What is the worst month to fly out of DVL?
- July: 76.1% of the departures that flew left on time, with 168 scheduled. October was the other end of the year at 88.4%. Each figure pools three years of that calendar month.
- How often are flights cancelled at DVL?
- 2.9% 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.