Best time to fly out of Springfield Branson (SGF)
The early-flight folk wisdom holds up at Springfield Branson: departures in the Before 6am band left on time 90.2% of the time, against 63.2% 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 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 91 | 90 | 89 | 88 |
| 6–8am | 89 | 91 | 89 | 93 | 90 | 87 | 87 |
| 8–10am | 85 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 85 | 83 | 81 |
| 10am–12pm | 78 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 80 |
| 12–2pm | 78 | 83 | 82 | 81 | 75 | 76 | 75 |
| 2–4pm | 74 | 76 | 75 | 77 | 72 | 74 | 72 |
| 4–6pm | 67 | 77 | 72 | 72 | 67 | 68 | 65 |
| 6–8pm | 71 | 78 | 73 | 67 | 68 | 60 | 62 |
| 8–10pm | 65 | – | – | – | 62 | – | – |
| 10pm–12am | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
The steadiest stretch at SGF was Before 6am — 90.2% of departures left on time across 1,840 flights. The weakest was 8–10pm at 63.2%. 6–8am departures from SGF left on time 89.5% of the time across 4,133 flights; 6–8pm departures, 68.3% across 2,694. That is a gap of 21.2 points, and it is the whole case for the early flight.
The year at SGF
June was the hard month at SGF: 72.5% of departures left on time, across 2,637 flights. November was the easy one at 84.4%. 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 | 77.4% | 1,830 |
| February | 82.7% | 1,648 |
| March | 79% | 1,985 |
| April | 77.7% | 2,050 |
| May | 74.1% | 2,294 |
| June | 72.5% | 2,637 |
| July | 74.2% | 2,486 |
| August | 79.6% | 2,521 |
| September | 83.4% | 2,347 |
| October | 83.2% | 2,382 |
| November | 84.4% | 2,098 |
| December | 78.4% | 2,064 |
Airlines at SGF
Every airline with at least 100 departures from SGF, 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 | 81% | 81 min | 1.6% | 12,155 |
| SkyWest Airlines | 77.5% | 101 min | 1.3% | 6,751 |
| PSA Airlines | 74% | 91 min | 2.6% | 2,770 |
| Allegiant Air | 73.8% | 90 min | 0.6% | 2,632 |
| Delta Air Lines | 80% | 87 min | 0.8% | 1,312 |
| Endeavor Air | 84.6% | 57 min | 0.4% | 722 |
What delays out of SGF were put down to
Airlines file a reason with every arrival running 15 minutes late or more. Across 5,853 flights that departed SGF and ran 15 minutes late or more, the delay minutes break down with 37.1% put down to late-arriving aircraft and 32.7% to airline operations.
- Late-arriving aircraft 37.1%
- Airline operations 32.7%
- Air traffic & airport volume 17.3%
- Severe weather 12.7%
- 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 SGF
Of 26,344 scheduled arrivals into SGF, 76.9% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Of the 5,595 arrivals that ran late, 55.4% 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 SGF
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 78% on time · 8,930 flights
- ORD 74.5% on time · 4,701 flights
- CLT 78.9% on time · 3,743 flights
- DEN 77.8% on time · 3,091 flights
- ATL 83.9% on time · 2,424 flights
- IAH 76.6% on time · 771 flights
- AZA 78.4% on time · 555 flights
- PIE 65.2% on time · 534 flights
- SFB 65% on time · 475 flights
- LAS 79.9% on time · 365 flights
SGF in one number
Springfield Branson (SGF)
Rank 106 of 363 US airports by departures. Steadiest stretch of the day: Before 6am. Hardest month: June.
Questions about SGF
- What is the best time of day to fly out of Springfield Branson?
- Before 6am. Departures in that band left on time 90.2% of the time across 1,840 flights, July 2023 through June 2026 — the best of the ten bands in the day. The 8–10pm band was the weakest at 63.2%.
- Is the early flight out of SGF really more reliable?
- 6–8am departures from SGF left on time 89.5% of the time across 4,133 flights; 6–8pm departures, 68.3% across 2,694. That is a gap of 21.2 points, and it is the whole case for the early flight.
- What is the worst month to fly out of SGF?
- June: 72.5% of the departures that flew left on time, with 2,637 scheduled. November was the other end of the year at 84.4%. Each figure pools three years of that calendar month.
- Which airline is most on time at SGF?
- Endeavor Air — 84.6% of its 722 departures from SGF left on time. Allegiant Air sat at the other end at 73.8% over 2,632 flights. Only airlines with at least 100 departures here are ranked.
- How often are flights cancelled at SGF?
- 1.4% 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.