Best time to fly out of East Texas (GGG)
The early-flight folk wisdom holds up at East Texas: departures in the 6–8am band left on time 90.3% of the time, against 76.1% 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 | 88 | 90 | 93 | 90 | 92 | 89 | 90 |
| 8–10am | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10am–12pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 12–2pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2–4pm | 79 | 78 | 66 | 76 | 79 | 74 | 80 |
| 4–6pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6–8pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 8–10pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10pm–12am | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
The steadiest stretch at GGG was 6–8am — 90.3% of departures left on time across 1,016 flights. The weakest was 2–4pm at 76.1%.
The year at GGG
February was the hard month at GGG: 78.1% of departures left on time, across 170 flights. August was the easy one at 88.7%. 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 | 82% | 185 |
| February | 78.1% | 170 |
| March | 87.8% | 186 |
| April | 81.7% | 179 |
| May | 81.7% | 186 |
| June | 79.3% | 174 |
| July | 78.6% | 186 |
| August | 88.7% | 186 |
| September | 83.4% | 177 |
| October | 86% | 186 |
| November | 81.7% | 177 |
| December | 80.3% | 183 |
Airlines at GGG
Every airline with at least 100 departures from GGG, 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 | 83% | 134 min | 2.1% | 1,174 |
| Envoy Air | 81.9% | 94 min | 2.8% | 1,001 |
What delays out of GGG were put down to
Airlines file a reason with every arrival running 15 minutes late or more. Across 408 flights that departed GGG and ran 15 minutes late or more, the delay minutes break down with 49.3% put down to airline operations and 22.7% to late-arriving aircraft.
- Late-arriving aircraft 22.7%
- Airline operations 49.3%
- Air traffic & airport volume 8.7%
- Severe weather 19.4%
- 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 GGG
Of 2,174 scheduled arrivals into GGG, 77.8% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Of the 415 arrivals that ran late, 50.8% 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 GGG
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.
- DFW 80.8% on time · 2,175 flights
GGG in one number
East Texas (GGG)
Rank 264 of 363 US airports by departures. Steadiest stretch of the day: 6–8am. Hardest month: February.
Questions about GGG
- What is the best time of day to fly out of East Texas?
- 6–8am. Departures in that band left on time 90.3% of the time across 1,016 flights, July 2023 through June 2026 — the best of the ten bands in the day. The 2–4pm band was the weakest at 76.1%.
- What is the worst month to fly out of GGG?
- February: 78.1% of the departures that flew left on time, with 170 scheduled. August was the other end of the year at 88.7%. Each figure pools three years of that calendar month.
- Which airline is most on time at GGG?
- SkyWest Airlines — 83% of its 1,174 departures from GGG left on time. Envoy Air sat at the other end at 81.9% over 1,001 flights. Only airlines with at least 100 departures here are ranked.
- How often are flights cancelled at GGG?
- 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.