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.
| Departure time | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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.
| 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 |
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 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.
- ORD 72.5% on time · 5,628 flights
- DTW 79.8% on time · 3,317 flights
- CLT 81.1% on time · 603 flights
- DEN 76% on time · 595 flights
- MSP 76.8% on time · 522 flights
- BOS 74% on time · 471 flights
- DFW 56.4% on time · 420 flights
- DCA 76.9% on time · 408 flights
- PHL 80.1% on time · 303 flights
- PIE 67.6% on time · 279 flights
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.
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.
- 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.