Best time to fly out of Corpus Christi (CRP)
The early-flight folk wisdom holds up at Corpus Christi: departures in the 6–8am band left on time 91.3% of the time, against 75.7% 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 | – | – | – | – | 90 | – | – |
| 6–8am | 91 | 91 | 90 | 91 | 93 | 91 | 92 |
| 8–10am | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10am–12pm | 82 | 86 | 83 | 85 | 89 | 87 | 85 |
| 12–2pm | 77 | 87 | 83 | 84 | 89 | 84 | 82 |
| 2–4pm | 75 | 85 | 82 | 83 | 83 | – | 74 |
| 4–6pm | 76 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 78 | 73 | 78 |
| 6–8pm | 77 | 86 | 84 | 80 | 82 | 78 | 73 |
| 8–10pm | 76 | – | – | 81 | 73 | – | 73 |
| 10pm–12am | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
The steadiest stretch at CRP was 6–8am — 91.3% of departures left on time across 2,916 flights. The weakest was 4–6pm at 75.7%. 6–8am departures from CRP left on time 91.3% of the time across 2,916 flights; 6–8pm departures, 79.7% across 1,475. That is a gap of 11.6 points, and it is the whole case for the early flight.
The year at CRP
June was the hard month at CRP: 75% of departures left on time, across 1,038 flights. September was the easy one at 89.9%. 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 | 84.7% | 944 |
| February | 88.9% | 863 |
| March | 84.8% | 991 |
| April | 80.2% | 967 |
| May | 75.3% | 1,073 |
| June | 75% | 1,038 |
| July | 82.1% | 1,116 |
| August | 88.6% | 1,002 |
| September | 89.9% | 963 |
| October | 88.4% | 1,040 |
| November | 88.9% | 972 |
| December | 85.1% | 911 |
Airlines at CRP
Every airline with at least 100 departures from CRP, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Envoy Air | 84.3% | 74 min | 2.1% | 6,589 |
| Southwest Airlines | 86.2% | 69 min | 0.8% | 3,284 |
| SkyWest Airlines | 81.7% | 100 min | 2.6% | 1,527 |
| PSA Airlines | 76.6% | 134 min | 5% | 404 |
What delays out of CRP were put down to
Airlines file a reason with every arrival running 15 minutes late or more. Across 1,966 flights that departed CRP and ran 15 minutes late or more, the delay minutes break down with 40.7% put down to late-arriving aircraft and 24.8% to airline operations.
- Late-arriving aircraft 40.7%
- Airline operations 24.8%
- Air traffic & airport volume 17.9%
- Severe weather 16.5%
- 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 CRP
Of 11,880 scheduled arrivals into CRP, 79.3% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Of the 2,235 arrivals that ran late, 55.6% 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 CRP
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.
CRP in one number
Corpus Christi (CRP)
Rank 160 of 363 US airports by departures. Steadiest stretch of the day: 6–8am. Hardest month: June.
Questions about CRP
- What is the best time of day to fly out of Corpus Christi?
- 6–8am. Departures in that band left on time 91.3% of the time across 2,916 flights, July 2023 through June 2026 — the best of the ten bands in the day. The 4–6pm band was the weakest at 75.7%.
- Is the early flight out of CRP really more reliable?
- 6–8am departures from CRP left on time 91.3% of the time across 2,916 flights; 6–8pm departures, 79.7% across 1,475. That is a gap of 11.6 points, and it is the whole case for the early flight.
- What is the worst month to fly out of CRP?
- June: 75% of the departures that flew left on time, with 1,038 scheduled. September was the other end of the year at 89.9%. Each figure pools three years of that calendar month.
- Which airline is most on time at CRP?
- Southwest Airlines — 86.2% of its 3,284 departures from CRP left on time. PSA Airlines sat at the other end at 76.6% over 404 flights. Only airlines with at least 100 departures here are ranked.
- How often are flights cancelled at CRP?
- 1.9% 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.