Best time to fly out of Laredo (LRD)
The early-flight folk wisdom bends at Laredo: the steadiest stretch was the 10am–12pm band at 86.2%, while 6–8pm departures managed 78.8%. 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 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 8–10am | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10am–12pm | 83 | 90 | 92 | 82 | 86 | 82 | 88 |
| 12–2pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2–4pm | 80 | 87 | 80 | 84 | 78 | 84 | 80 |
| 4–6pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6–8pm | 77 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 79 | 81 | 72 |
| 8–10pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10pm–12am | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
The steadiest stretch at LRD was 10am–12pm — 86.2% of departures left on time across 1,114 flights. The weakest was 6–8pm at 78.8%.
The year at LRD
June was the hard month at LRD: 76.8% of departures left on time, across 481 flights. February 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% | 424 |
| February | 88.7% | 377 |
| March | 84.6% | 425 |
| April | 80.3% | 457 |
| May | 77.4% | 478 |
| June | 76.8% | 481 |
| July | 79% | 454 |
| August | 84.1% | 431 |
| September | 88.6% | 396 |
| October | 86.3% | 413 |
| November | 86% | 404 |
| December | 86.9% | 433 |
Airlines at LRD
Every airline with at least 100 departures from LRD, 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 | 84.3% | 90 min | 2.6% | 4,505 |
| Allegiant Air | 71.8% | 95 min | 1.1% | 351 |
| SkyWest Airlines | 79.2% | 149 min | 3.4% | 293 |
What delays out of LRD were put down to
Airlines file a reason with every arrival running 15 minutes late or more. Across 870 flights that departed LRD and ran 15 minutes late or more, the delay minutes break down with 36.7% put down to late-arriving aircraft and 30.9% to airline operations.
- Late-arriving aircraft 36.7%
- Airline operations 30.9%
- Air traffic & airport volume 26.7%
- Severe weather 5.6%
- 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 LRD
Of 5,173 scheduled arrivals into LRD, 79.5% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Of the 922 arrivals that ran late, 60% 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 LRD
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.
LRD in one number
Laredo (LRD)
Rank 204 of 363 US airports by departures. Steadiest stretch of the day: 10am–12pm. Hardest month: June.
Questions about LRD
- What is the best time of day to fly out of Laredo?
- 10am–12pm. Departures in that band left on time 86.2% of the time across 1,114 flights, July 2023 through June 2026 — the best of the ten bands in the day. The 6–8pm band was the weakest at 78.8%.
- What is the worst month to fly out of LRD?
- June: 76.8% of the departures that flew left on time, with 481 scheduled. February 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 LRD?
- Envoy Air — 84.3% of its 4,505 departures from LRD left on time. Allegiant Air sat at the other end at 71.8% over 351 flights. Only airlines with at least 100 departures here are ranked.
- How often are flights cancelled at LRD?
- 2.6% 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.