Best time to fly out of Westchester (HPN)
The early-flight folk wisdom holds up at Westchester: departures in the 6–8am band left on time 91.1% of the time, against 65.1% in the 8–10pm 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 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 91 | 91 |
| 8–10am | 89 | 91 | 91 | 88 | 86 | 89 | 87 |
| 10am–12pm | 83 | 83 | 84 | 83 | 78 | 82 | 83 |
| 12–2pm | 74 | 79 | 82 | 79 | 74 | 80 | 72 |
| 2–4pm | 68 | 74 | 75 | 69 | 66 | 76 | 64 |
| 4–6pm | 70 | 75 | 75 | 70 | 68 | 78 | 67 |
| 6–8pm | 65 | 77 | 75 | 67 | 65 | 77 | 59 |
| 8–10pm | 59 | 73 | 80 | 63 | 61 | 69 | 53 |
| 10pm–12am | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
The steadiest stretch at HPN was 6–8am — 91.1% of departures left on time across 8,087 flights. The weakest was 8–10pm at 65.1%. 6–8am departures from HPN left on time 91.1% of the time across 8,087 flights; 6–8pm departures, 68.8% across 2,683. That is a gap of 22.3 points, and it is the whole case for the early flight.
The year at HPN
December was the hard month at HPN: 71.8% of departures left on time, across 2,969 flights. October was the easy one at 86.6%. 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 | 76% | 2,967 |
| February | 76.9% | 2,722 |
| March | 79.5% | 2,945 |
| April | 82.1% | 2,840 |
| May | 80.5% | 2,755 |
| June | 81.3% | 2,693 |
| July | 75.4% | 2,902 |
| August | 79% | 2,928 |
| September | 85.1% | 2,800 |
| October | 86.6% | 3,023 |
| November | 84.4% | 2,889 |
| December | 71.8% | 2,969 |
Airlines at HPN
Every airline with at least 100 departures from HPN, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JetBlue Airways | 81% | 83 min | 1.7% | 15,775 |
| PSA Airlines | 76.5% | 105 min | 4.2% | 8,174 |
| Envoy Air | 83.5% | 88 min | 2.8% | 3,829 |
| Delta Air Lines | 80.2% | 98 min | 1.5% | 2,679 |
| SkyWest Airlines | 76.7% | 114 min | 1.6% | 2,426 |
| Endeavor Air | 82.9% | 80 min | 1.2% | 1,375 |
| Republic Airways | 82% | 67 min | 4.6% | 175 |
What delays out of HPN were put down to
Airlines file a reason with every arrival running 15 minutes late or more. Across 7,261 flights that departed HPN and ran 15 minutes late or more, the delay minutes break down with 42.5% put down to late-arriving aircraft and 28.5% to airline operations.
- Late-arriving aircraft 42.5%
- Airline operations 28.5%
- Air traffic & airport volume 19.4%
- Severe weather 9.4%
- Security 0.2%
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 HPN
Of 34,445 scheduled arrivals into HPN, 72.9% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Of the 8,241 arrivals that ran late, 47.2% 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 HPN
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.
- PBI 75.4% on time · 5,240 flights
- CLT 77.9% on time · 4,177 flights
- DCA 69.8% on time · 4,003 flights
- ATL 83.4% on time · 3,969 flights
- MCO 77.8% on time · 3,754 flights
- ORD 79.1% on time · 3,618 flights
- FLL 77.3% on time · 2,779 flights
- DTW 79.2% on time · 1,895 flights
- RSW 81.3% on time · 1,628 flights
- TPA 89.9% on time · 1,092 flights
HPN in one number
Westchester (HPN)
Rank 95 of 363 US airports by departures. Steadiest stretch of the day: 6–8am. Hardest month: December.
Questions about HPN
- What is the best time of day to fly out of Westchester?
- 6–8am. Departures in that band left on time 91.1% of the time across 8,087 flights, July 2023 through June 2026 — the best of the ten bands in the day. The 8–10pm band was the weakest at 65.1%.
- Is the early flight out of HPN really more reliable?
- 6–8am departures from HPN left on time 91.1% of the time across 8,087 flights; 6–8pm departures, 68.8% across 2,683. That is a gap of 22.3 points, and it is the whole case for the early flight.
- What is the worst month to fly out of HPN?
- December: 71.8% of the departures that flew left on time, with 2,969 scheduled. October was the other end of the year at 86.6%. Each figure pools three years of that calendar month.
- Which airline is most on time at HPN?
- Envoy Air — 83.5% of its 3,829 departures from HPN left on time. PSA Airlines sat at the other end at 76.5% over 8,174 flights. Only airlines with at least 100 departures here are ranked.
- How often are flights cancelled at HPN?
- 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.