Best time to fly out of Evansville (EVV)
The early-flight folk wisdom holds up at Evansville: departures in the 6–8am band left on time 92.1% of the time, against 73.7% in the 2–4pm 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 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 92 | 91 |
| 8–10am | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10am–12pm | 85 | 83 | 92 | 83 | 88 | – | 77 |
| 12–2pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2–4pm | 80 | 83 | – | 65 | 76 | 79 | 67 |
| 4–6pm | 73 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 73 | 71 |
| 6–8pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 8–10pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10pm–12am | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
The steadiest stretch at EVV was 6–8am — 92.1% of departures left on time across 2,086 flights. The weakest was 2–4pm at 73.7%.
The year at EVV
July was the hard month at EVV: 76.8% of departures left on time, across 561 flights. November was the easy one at 90.7%. 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 | 80% | 456 |
| February | 83.2% | 419 |
| March | 79.7% | 472 |
| April | 77.4% | 432 |
| May | 79% | 412 |
| June | 77.5% | 542 |
| July | 76.8% | 561 |
| August | 84.8% | 514 |
| September | 87.3% | 523 |
| October | 85.2% | 586 |
| November | 90.7% | 525 |
| December | 82.5% | 516 |
Airlines at EVV
Every airline with at least 100 departures from EVV, 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 | 85% | 82 min | 1.8% | 2,872 |
| SkyWest Airlines | 82.1% | 114 min | 1.7% | 1,175 |
| Endeavor Air | 89.5% | 89 min | 0.9% | 875 |
| Allegiant Air | 59.7% | 110 min | 1.7% | 642 |
| PSA Airlines | 82% | 208 min | 6.8% | 369 |
What delays out of EVV were put down to
Airlines file a reason with every arrival running 15 minutes late or more. Across 1,230 flights that departed EVV and ran 15 minutes late or more, the delay minutes break down with 35% put down to airline operations and 29.8% to late-arriving aircraft.
- Late-arriving aircraft 29.8%
- Airline operations 35%
- Air traffic & airport volume 19.1%
- Severe weather 16.1%
- 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 EVV
Of 5,958 scheduled arrivals into EVV, 77.8% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Of the 1,200 arrivals that ran late, 52.1% 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 EVV
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.
EVV in one number
Evansville (EVV)
Rank 198 of 363 US airports by departures. Steadiest stretch of the day: 6–8am. Hardest month: July.
Questions about EVV
- What is the best time of day to fly out of Evansville?
- 6–8am. Departures in that band left on time 92.1% of the time across 2,086 flights, July 2023 through June 2026 — the best of the ten bands in the day. The 2–4pm band was the weakest at 73.7%.
- What is the worst month to fly out of EVV?
- July: 76.8% of the departures that flew left on time, with 561 scheduled. November was the other end of the year at 90.7%. Each figure pools three years of that calendar month.
- Which airline is most on time at EVV?
- Endeavor Air — 89.5% of its 875 departures from EVV left on time. Allegiant Air sat at the other end at 59.7% over 642 flights. Only airlines with at least 100 departures here are ranked.
- How often are flights cancelled at EVV?
- 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.