Best time to fly out of Concord-Padgett (USA)
The early-flight folk wisdom bends at Concord-Padgett: the steadiest stretch was the 2–4pm band at 60.3%, while 8–10pm departures managed 55.2%. 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 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 12–2pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2–4pm | 60 | – | – | 56 | 63 | – | 61 |
| 4–6pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6–8pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 8–10pm | 54 | – | – | – | 57 | – | – |
| 10pm–12am | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
The steadiest stretch at USA was 2–4pm — 60.3% of departures left on time across 522 flights. The weakest was 8–10pm at 55.2%.
The year at USA
December was the hard month at USA: 47.5% of departures left on time, across 221 flights. September was the easy one at 76.7%. 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 | 70.5% | 170 |
| February | 69% | 148 |
| March | 60.5% | 191 |
| April | 62% | 181 |
| May | 62.4% | 189 |
| June | 56.8% | 185 |
| July | 55.2% | 185 |
| August | 54.1% | 160 |
| September | 76.7% | 160 |
| October | 71.4% | 166 |
| November | 64.4% | 182 |
| December | 47.5% | 221 |
Airlines at USA
Every airline with at least 100 departures from USA, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegiant Air | 62% | 99 min | 1.5% | 2,138 |
What delays out of USA were put down to
Airlines file a reason with every arrival running 15 minutes late or more. Across 812 flights that departed USA and ran 15 minutes late or more, the delay minutes break down with 55.9% put down to late-arriving aircraft and 28.2% to airline operations.
- Late-arriving aircraft 55.9%
- Airline operations 28.2%
- Air traffic & airport volume 10.7%
- Severe weather 5.2%
- 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 USA
Of 2,139 scheduled arrivals into USA, 65.6% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Of the 700 arrivals that ran late, 49.3% 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 USA
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.
USA in one number
Concord-Padgett (USA)
Rank 273 of 363 US airports by departures. Steadiest stretch of the day: 2–4pm. Hardest month: December.
Questions about USA
- What is the best time of day to fly out of Concord-Padgett?
- 2–4pm. Departures in that band left on time 60.3% of the time across 522 flights, July 2023 through June 2026 — the best of the ten bands in the day. The 8–10pm band was the weakest at 55.2%.
- What is the worst month to fly out of USA?
- December: 47.5% of the departures that flew left on time, with 221 scheduled. September was the other end of the year at 76.7%. Each figure pools three years of that calendar month.
- How often are flights cancelled at USA?
- 1.5% 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.