Best time to fly out of Evansville (EVV)
The early-flight folk wisdom holds up at Evansville: departures in the 6–8am band left on time 92.1% of the time, against 73.7% in the 2–4pm 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 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 92 | 91 |
| 8–10am | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10am–12pm | 85 | 83 | 92 | 83 | 88 | – | 77 |
| 12–2pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2–4pm | 80 | 83 | – | 65 | 76 | 79 | 67 |
| 4–6pm | 73 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 73 | 71 |
| 6–8pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 8–10pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10pm–12am | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
The steadiest stretch at EVV was 6–8am — 92.1% of departures left on time across 2,086 flights. The weakest was 2–4pm at 73.7%.
The year at EVV
July was the hard month at EVV: 76.8% of departures left on time, across 561 flights. November was the easy one at 90.7%. 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 | 80% | 456 |
| February | 83.2% | 419 |
| March | 79.7% | 472 |
| April | 77.4% | 432 |
| May | 79% | 412 |
| June | 77.5% | 542 |
| July | 76.8% | 561 |
| August | 84.8% | 514 |
| September | 87.3% | 523 |
| October | 85.2% | 586 |
| November | 90.7% | 525 |
| December | 82.5% | 516 |
Airlines at EVV
Every airline with at least 100 departures from EVV, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Envoy Air | 85% | 82 min | 1.8% | 2,872 |
| SkyWest Airlines | 82.1% | 114 min | 1.7% | 1,175 |
| Endeavor Air | 89.5% | 89 min | 0.9% | 875 |
| Allegiant Air | 59.7% | 110 min | 1.7% | 642 |
| PSA Airlines | 82% | 208 min | 6.8% | 369 |
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 EVV were put down to
Airlines file a reason with every arrival running 15 minutes late or more. Across 1,230 flights that departed EVV and ran 15 minutes late or more, the delay minutes break down with 35% put down to airline operations and 29.8% to late-arriving aircraft.
- Late-arriving aircraft 29.8%
- Airline operations 35%
- Air traffic & airport volume 19.1%
- Severe weather 16.1%
- 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 EVV
Of 5,958 scheduled arrivals into EVV, 77.8% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Of the 1,200 arrivals that ran late, 52.1% 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 EVV
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.
EVV in one number
Evansville (EVV)
Rank 198 of 363 US airports by departures. Steadiest stretch of the day: 6–8am. Hardest month: July.
Questions about EVV
- What is the best time of day to fly out of Evansville?
- 6–8am. Departures in that band left on time 92.1% of the time across 2,086 flights, July 2023 through June 2026 — the best of the ten bands in the day. The 2–4pm band was the weakest at 73.7%.
- What is the worst month to fly out of EVV?
- July: 76.8% of the departures that flew left on time, with 561 scheduled. November was the other end of the year at 90.7%. Each figure pools three years of that calendar month.
- Which airline is most on time at EVV?
- Envoy Air — 85% of its 2,872 departures from EVV left on time. Allegiant Air sat at the other end at 59.7% over 642 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 EVV?
- 2% 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.