Best time to fly out of Capital Region (LAN)
The early-flight folk wisdom holds up at Capital Region: departures in the 6–8am band left on time 94% of the time, against 69.1% 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 | 86 | 89 | 91 | 91 | 83 | – | 94 |
| 6–8am | – | – | – | – | – | 94 | – |
| 8–10am | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10am–12pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 12–2pm | 73 | 80 | 80 | 77 | 69 | – | 75 |
| 2–4pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4–6pm | 69 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 74 | – | 71 |
| 6–8pm | 72 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 71 | – | 65 |
| 8–10pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10pm–12am | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
The steadiest stretch at LAN was 6–8am — 94% of departures left on time across 117 flights. The weakest was 4–6pm at 69.1%. 6–8am departures from LAN left on time 94% of the time across 117 flights; 6–8pm departures, 69.7% across 839. That is a gap of 24.3 points, and it is the whole case for the early flight.
The year at LAN
January was the hard month at LAN: 71% of departures left on time, across 374 flights. October was the easy one at 86.5%. 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 | 71% | 374 |
| February | 76.2% | 360 |
| March | 74% | 428 |
| April | 79% | 471 |
| May | 78.7% | 449 |
| June | 77.6% | 449 |
| July | 77.7% | 404 |
| August | 80.7% | 405 |
| September | 86.4% | 383 |
| October | 86.5% | 406 |
| November | 84.3% | 340 |
| December | 77.4% | 330 |
Airlines at LAN
Every airline with at least 100 departures from LAN, 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 | 79.8% | 112 min | 0.6% | 2,402 |
| Envoy Air | 82% | 101 min | 2.3% | 1,093 |
| PSA Airlines | 69% | 100 min | 7.2% | 895 |
| Endeavor Air | 88.3% | 90 min | 1.7% | 409 |
What delays out of LAN were put down to
Airlines file a reason with every arrival running 15 minutes late or more. Across 1,063 flights that departed LAN and ran 15 minutes late or more, the delay minutes break down with 50.6% put down to airline operations and 24.7% to late-arriving aircraft.
- Late-arriving aircraft 24.7%
- Airline operations 50.6%
- Air traffic & airport volume 11.6%
- Severe weather 13.1%
- 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 LAN
Of 4,800 scheduled arrivals into LAN, 73.6% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Of the 1,176 arrivals that ran late, 44.6% 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 LAN
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.
LAN in one number
Capital Region (LAN)
Rank 212 of 363 US airports by departures. Steadiest stretch of the day: 6–8am. Hardest month: January.
Questions about LAN
- What is the best time of day to fly out of Capital Region?
- 6–8am. Departures in that band left on time 94% of the time across 117 flights, July 2023 through June 2026 — the best of the ten bands in the day. The 4–6pm band was the weakest at 69.1%.
- Is the early flight out of LAN really more reliable?
- 6–8am departures from LAN left on time 94% of the time across 117 flights; 6–8pm departures, 69.7% across 839. That is a gap of 24.3 points, and it is the whole case for the early flight.
- What is the worst month to fly out of LAN?
- January: 71% of the departures that flew left on time, with 374 scheduled. October was the other end of the year at 86.5%. Each figure pools three years of that calendar month.
- Which airline is most on time at LAN?
- Endeavor Air — 88.3% of its 409 departures from LAN left on time. PSA Airlines sat at the other end at 69% over 895 flights. Only airlines with at least 100 departures here are ranked.
- How often are flights cancelled at LAN?
- 2.3% 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.