Best time to fly out of Eagle (EGE)
The early-flight folk wisdom holds up at Eagle: departures in the 6–8am band left on time 83.1% of the time, against 68.9% in the 4–6pm 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 | 80 | 86 | 89 | 83 | 81 | 82 | 82 |
| 8–10am | 78 | – | – | 85 | 82 | 74 | 74 |
| 10am–12pm | 74 | 75 | 80 | 75 | 70 | 68 | 68 |
| 12–2pm | 75 | 78 | 78 | 75 | 72 | 65 | 69 |
| 2–4pm | 74 | 77 | 80 | 72 | 69 | 63 | 63 |
| 4–6pm | – | – | – | – | – | 69 | – |
| 6–8pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 8–10pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10pm–12am | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
The steadiest stretch at EGE was 6–8am — 83.1% of departures left on time across 1,276 flights. The weakest was 4–6pm at 68.9%.
The year at EGE
December was the hard month at EGE: 67.1% of departures left on time, across 1,253 flights. November was the easy one at 88.5%. 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 | 69.4% | 2,052 |
| February | 71.7% | 1,943 |
| March | 73.9% | 2,181 |
| April | 80.6% | 571 |
| May | 78.9% | 421 |
| June | 76.3% | 586 |
| July | 73.7% | 600 |
| August | 76.7% | 595 |
| September | 87.1% | 469 |
| October | 87.4% | 348 |
| November | 88.5% | 318 |
| December | 67.1% | 1,253 |
Airlines at EGE
Every airline with at least 100 departures from EGE, 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 | 78.8% | 86 min | 1.1% | 4,241 |
| American Airlines | 66.9% | 112 min | 1.8% | 3,884 |
| United Airlines | 77.6% | 79 min | 1.3% | 2,558 |
| Delta Air Lines | 73.5% | 77 min | 1.4% | 566 |
What delays out of EGE were put down to
Airlines file a reason with every arrival running 15 minutes late or more. Across 2,984 flights that departed EGE and ran 15 minutes late or more, the delay minutes break down with 41.8% put down to late-arriving aircraft and 33.4% to airline operations.
- Late-arriving aircraft 41.8%
- Airline operations 33.4%
- Air traffic & airport volume 18.7%
- Severe weather 6%
- 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 EGE
Of 11,338 scheduled arrivals into EGE, 73.2% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Of the 2,852 arrivals that ran late, 53% 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 EGE
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.
- DEN 78.7% on time · 3,844 flights
- DFW 70% on time · 2,611 flights
- ORD 70.4% on time · 1,009 flights
- LAX 73.5% on time · 727 flights
- ATL 79.9% on time · 551 flights
- IAH 77.2% on time · 500 flights
- MIA 57.8% on time · 458 flights
- PHX 66% on time · 350 flights
- JFK 58.1% on time · 334 flights
- SFO 73.8% on time · 328 flights
EGE in one number
Eagle (EGE)
Rank 165 of 363 US airports by departures. Steadiest stretch of the day: 6–8am. Hardest month: December.
Questions about EGE
- What is the best time of day to fly out of Eagle?
- 6–8am. Departures in that band left on time 83.1% of the time across 1,276 flights, July 2023 through June 2026 — the best of the ten bands in the day. The 4–6pm band was the weakest at 68.9%.
- What is the worst month to fly out of EGE?
- December: 67.1% of the departures that flew left on time, with 1,253 scheduled. November was the other end of the year at 88.5%. Each figure pools three years of that calendar month.
- Which airline is most on time at EGE?
- SkyWest Airlines — 78.8% of its 4,241 departures from EGE left on time. American Airlines sat at the other end at 66.9% over 3,884 flights. Only airlines with at least 100 departures here are ranked.
- How often are flights cancelled at EGE?
- 1.4% 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.