Best time to fly out of Akron Canton (CAK)
The early-flight folk wisdom holds up at Akron Canton: departures in the 6–8am band left on time 88.3% of the time, against 62.9% 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 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6–8am | 86 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 88 | 86 | 89 |
| 8–10am | 82 | 83 | 87 | 80 | 86 | 86 | 82 |
| 10am–12pm | 76 | 82 | – | 85 | 84 | – | 81 |
| 12–2pm | 84 | 84 | 89 | 82 | 80 | 84 | 78 |
| 2–4pm | 70 | 76 | 79 | 80 | 66 | 76 | 75 |
| 4–6pm | 72 | 72 | 73 | 76 | 68 | 67 | 68 |
| 6–8pm | 69 | 70 | 75 | 75 | 69 | 67 | 68 |
| 8–10pm | – | – | – | – | 63 | – | 62 |
| 10pm–12am | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
The steadiest stretch at CAK was 6–8am — 88.3% of departures left on time across 3,067 flights. The weakest was 8–10pm at 62.9%. 6–8am departures from CAK left on time 88.3% of the time across 3,067 flights; 6–8pm departures, 70.3% across 1,525. That is a gap of 18 points, and it is the whole case for the early flight.
The year at CAK
July was the hard month at CAK: 71.3% of departures left on time, across 1,042 flights. October was the easy one at 88.7%. 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 | 78.6% | 919 |
| February | 78.7% | 865 |
| March | 77.4% | 1,038 |
| April | 80.8% | 1,072 |
| May | 81.2% | 1,155 |
| June | 74.9% | 1,214 |
| July | 71.3% | 1,042 |
| August | 82.4% | 985 |
| September | 82.9% | 898 |
| October | 88.7% | 967 |
| November | 85.1% | 909 |
| December | 73.7% | 935 |
Airlines at CAK
Every airline with at least 100 departures from CAK, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA Airlines | 81.5% | 108 min | 2.2% | 5,487 |
| SkyWest Airlines | 78.9% | 128 min | 2.6% | 3,653 |
| Allegiant Air | 76.4% | 96 min | 1% | 2,748 |
| Envoy Air | 79.2% | — | 2.8% | 109 |
A dash under typical delay means fewer than 30 of that airline’s departures ran 15 minutes late or more — too few to average.
What delays out of CAK were put down to
Airlines file a reason with every arrival running 15 minutes late or more. Across 2,759 flights that departed CAK and ran 15 minutes late or more, the delay minutes break down with 39.8% put down to airline operations and 38% to late-arriving aircraft.
- Late-arriving aircraft 38%
- Airline operations 39.8%
- Air traffic & airport volume 14.8%
- Severe weather 7.5%
- 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 CAK
Of 12,001 scheduled arrivals into CAK, 70.5% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Of the 3,258 arrivals that ran late, 44% 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 CAK
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 73.3% on time · 4,142 flights
- CLT 80.7% on time · 4,061 flights
- DCA 77.1% on time · 1,048 flights
- SRQ 83.9% on time · 447 flights
- SAV 75.8% on time · 440 flights
- PGD 74.6% on time · 397 flights
- PIE 69.9% on time · 341 flights
- SFB 70.1% on time · 339 flights
- FLL 67.7% on time · 219 flights
- BNA 82.8% on time · 218 flights
CAK in one number
Akron Canton (CAK)
Rank 158 of 363 US airports by departures. Steadiest stretch of the day: 6–8am. Hardest month: July.
Questions about CAK
- What is the best time of day to fly out of Akron Canton?
- 6–8am. Departures in that band left on time 88.3% of the time across 3,067 flights, July 2023 through June 2026 — the best of the ten bands in the day. The 8–10pm band was the weakest at 62.9%.
- Is the early flight out of CAK really more reliable?
- 6–8am departures from CAK left on time 88.3% of the time across 3,067 flights; 6–8pm departures, 70.3% across 1,525. That is a gap of 18 points, and it is the whole case for the early flight.
- What is the worst month to fly out of CAK?
- July: 71.3% of the departures that flew left on time, with 1,042 scheduled. October was the other end of the year at 88.7%. Each figure pools three years of that calendar month.
- Which airline is most on time at CAK?
- PSA Airlines — 81.5% of its 5,487 departures from CAK left on time. Allegiant Air sat at the other end at 76.4% over 2,748 flights. Only airlines with at least 100 departures here are ranked.
- How often are flights cancelled at CAK?
- 2% 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.