Best time to fly out of Shreveport (SHV)
The early-flight folk wisdom holds up at Shreveport: departures in the Before 6am band left on time 91.6% of the time, against 66.3% 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 | 85 | 94 | 92 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 92 |
| 6–8am | 85 | 87 | 87 | 91 | 87 | 88 | 89 |
| 8–10am | 79 | 85 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 84 | 81 |
| 10am–12pm | 82 | 85 | 84 | 86 | 79 | 80 | 84 |
| 12–2pm | 66 | 80 | 72 | 80 | 76 | 78 | 73 |
| 2–4pm | 78 | 83 | 83 | 79 | 82 | 83 | 79 |
| 4–6pm | 69 | 76 | 69 | 74 | 68 | 71 | 69 |
| 6–8pm | 72 | 76 | 73 | 68 | 76 | 65 | 62 |
| 8–10pm | 63 | – | – | – | 70 | – | – |
| 10pm–12am | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
The steadiest stretch at SHV was Before 6am — 91.6% of departures left on time across 898 flights. The weakest was 8–10pm at 66.3%. 6–8am departures from SHV left on time 87.6% of the time across 3,624 flights; 6–8pm departures, 70.4% across 1,405. That is a gap of 17.2 points, and it is the whole case for the early flight.
The year at SHV
June was the hard month at SHV: 73.7% of departures left on time, across 1,640 flights. November was the easy one at 86.4%. 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 | 80% | 1,101 |
| February | 83.1% | 997 |
| March | 79.7% | 1,166 |
| April | 81.9% | 1,250 |
| May | 73.8% | 1,429 |
| June | 73.7% | 1,640 |
| July | 75.4% | 1,366 |
| August | 80.9% | 1,302 |
| September | 85.3% | 1,264 |
| October | 84.3% | 1,280 |
| November | 86.4% | 1,236 |
| December | 80.2% | 1,285 |
Airlines at SHV
Every airline with at least 100 departures from SHV, 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% | 111 min | 2.4% | 7,607 |
| PSA Airlines | 78.4% | 102 min | 2.8% | 3,688 |
| Envoy Air | 79.4% | 74 min | 2.7% | 1,879 |
| Endeavor Air | 88% | 80 min | 1.4% | 1,635 |
| Allegiant Air | 74.9% | 80 min | 0.8% | 506 |
What delays out of SHV were put down to
Airlines file a reason with every arrival running 15 minutes late or more. Across 3,140 flights that departed SHV and ran 15 minutes late or more, the delay minutes break down with 47.5% put down to airline operations and 27.6% to late-arriving aircraft.
- Late-arriving aircraft 27.6%
- Airline operations 47.5%
- Air traffic & airport volume 10.7%
- Severe weather 14.1%
- Security 0.1%
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 SHV
Of 15,322 scheduled arrivals into SHV, 75.5% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Of the 3,381 arrivals that ran late, 47.6% 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 SHV
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 76.1% on time · 6,124 flights
- ATL 84.7% on time · 3,806 flights
- CLT 79.5% on time · 2,392 flights
- IAH 76.4% on time · 1,680 flights
- DEN 79.6% on time · 808 flights
- LAS 75.6% on time · 318 flights
- SFB Not enough flights to say · 69 flights
- VPS Not enough flights to say · 68 flights
- BNA Not enough flights to say · 38 flights
- LAX Not enough flights to say · 13 flights
SHV in one number
Shreveport (SHV)
Rank 140 of 363 US airports by departures. Steadiest stretch of the day: Before 6am. Hardest month: June.
Questions about SHV
- What is the best time of day to fly out of Shreveport?
- Before 6am. Departures in that band left on time 91.6% of the time across 898 flights, July 2023 through June 2026 — the best of the ten bands in the day. The 8–10pm band was the weakest at 66.3%.
- Is the early flight out of SHV really more reliable?
- 6–8am departures from SHV left on time 87.6% of the time across 3,624 flights; 6–8pm departures, 70.4% across 1,405. That is a gap of 17.2 points, and it is the whole case for the early flight.
- What is the worst month to fly out of SHV?
- June: 73.7% of the departures that flew left on time, with 1,640 scheduled. November was the other end of the year at 86.4%. Each figure pools three years of that calendar month.
- Which airline is most on time at SHV?
- Endeavor Air — 88% of its 1,635 departures from SHV left on time. Allegiant Air sat at the other end at 74.9% over 506 flights. Only airlines with at least 100 departures here are ranked.
- How often are flights cancelled at SHV?
- 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.