Best time to fly out of Cherry Capital (TVC)

The early-flight folk wisdom holds up at Cherry Capital: departures in the 6–8am band left on time 89.9% of the time, against 67% 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.

Share of departures that left on time, by hour band and day of week.
Departure time MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Before 6am – – – – – – –
6–8am 92 90 90 90 89 89 90
8–10am – – – – – – –
10am–12pm 81 83 88 79 83 82 79
12–2pm 79 78 83 75 75 80 74
2–4pm 73 76 78 75 71 71 73
4–6pm 66 71 70 68 62 72 60
6–8pm 71 76 69 73 68 70 65
8–10pm – – – – – – –
10pm–12am – – – – – – –
fewer left on time more left on time

The steadiest stretch at TVC was 6–8am — 89.9% of departures left on time across 3,054 flights. The weakest was 4–6pm at 67%. 6–8am departures from TVC left on time 89.9% of the time across 3,054 flights; 6–8pm departures, 69.9% across 1,335. That is a gap of 20 points, and it is the whole case for the early flight.

The year at TVC

January was the hard month at TVC: 66.8% of departures left on time, across 735 flights. May was the easy one at 84.8%. Each month pools three years of that month, so a single bad week does not decide it.

Share of departures that left on time, by calendar month. Best month in green, worst in amber. The hairline sits at the overall rate, 78.1%.
Departure on-time share at TVC by calendar month
Month Share departures that left on time Flights
January 66.8% 735
February 76.9% 706
March 78.5% 824
April 84.7% 843
May 84.8% 1,061
June 76.1% 1,855
July 73.3% 1,992
August 76.7% 1,904
September 84.8% 1,189
October 84.4% 1,012
November 82.5% 826
December 70.7% 831

Airlines at TVC

Every airline with at least 100 departures from TVC, 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 74% 105 min 2.4% 4,325
United Airlines 82.8% 80 min 1.6% 1,865
Republic Airways 82.1% 74 min 2.3% 1,644
Envoy Air 81.5% 70 min 1.1% 1,571
Delta Air Lines 87.9% 86 min 1.7% 1,308
Allegiant Air 68.4% 77 min 1.2% 1,002
PSA Airlines 74.5% 98 min 6.7% 891
Endeavor Air 87.6% 89 min 0.3% 682
American Airlines 60.3% 122 min 0.7% 429

Endeavor Air (through December 2024) stopped filing before June 2026. Its row covers a shorter run of months than the rest of the table, so its figure is not set against the others anywhere on this page.

What delays out of TVC were put down to

Airlines file a reason with every arrival running 15 minutes late or more. Across 3,418 flights that departed TVC and ran 15 minutes late or more, the delay minutes break down with 37.3% put down to airline operations and 30.4% to late-arriving aircraft.

Late-arriving aircraft 30.4% Airline operations 37.3% Air traffic & airport volume 20% Severe weather 12.2% Security 0.1%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 30.4%
  • Airline operations 37.3%
  • Air traffic & airport volume 20%
  • Severe weather 12.2%
  • 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 TVC

Of 13,779 scheduled arrivals into TVC, 74.4% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Of the 3,256 arrivals that ran late, 48.8% 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 TVC

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.

TVC in one number

Cherry Capital (TVC)

Rank 146 of 363 US airports by departures. Steadiest stretch of the day: 6–8am. Hardest month: January.

July 2023–June 2026 · 13,490 departures flown

78.1% of departures left on time

Questions about TVC

What is the best time of day to fly out of Cherry Capital?
6–8am. Departures in that band left on time 89.9% of the time across 3,054 flights, July 2023 through June 2026 — the best of the ten bands in the day. The 4–6pm band was the weakest at 67%.
Is the early flight out of TVC really more reliable?
6–8am departures from TVC left on time 89.9% of the time across 3,054 flights; 6–8pm departures, 69.9% across 1,335. That is a gap of 20 points, and it is the whole case for the early flight.
What is the worst month to fly out of TVC?
January: 66.8% of the departures that flew left on time, with 735 scheduled. May was the other end of the year at 84.8%. Each figure pools three years of that calendar month.
Which airline is most on time at TVC?
Delta Air Lines — 87.9% of its 1,308 departures from TVC left on time. American Airlines sat at the other end at 60.3% over 429 flights. Only airlines with at least 100 departures here are ranked. Airlines that stopped filing before June 2026 are left out of the ranking — their figures cover a shorter run of months than the rest of the table.
How often are flights cancelled at TVC?
2.1% 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.