Best time to fly out of Fort Wayne (FWA)
The early-flight folk wisdom holds up at Fort Wayne: departures in the 6–8am band left on time 86.5% of the time, against 66.6% 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 | 84 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 85 | 88 | 85 |
| 8–10am | 86 | 83 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 81 | 81 |
| 10am–12pm | 74 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 67 |
| 12–2pm | 75 | 79 | 76 | 81 | 78 | 79 | 72 |
| 2–4pm | 67 | 82 | 81 | 75 | 74 | 76 | 72 |
| 4–6pm | 73 | 76 | 73 | 67 | 65 | 70 | 61 |
| 6–8pm | 68 | 74 | 71 | 67 | 71 | 74 | 66 |
| 8–10pm | 67 | – | – | – | 66 | – | – |
| 10pm–12am | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
The steadiest stretch at FWA was 6–8am — 86.5% of departures left on time across 3,613 flights. The weakest was 8–10pm at 66.6%. 6–8am departures from FWA left on time 86.5% of the time across 3,613 flights; 6–8pm departures, 70% across 2,034. That is a gap of 16.5 points, and it is the whole case for the early flight.
The year at FWA
December was the hard month at FWA: 71.2% of departures left on time, across 1,349 flights. September was the easy one at 83.2%. 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 | 73.2% | 1,317 |
| February | 77.1% | 1,165 |
| March | 77% | 1,385 |
| April | 77.7% | 1,426 |
| May | 77.8% | 1,445 |
| June | 75.9% | 1,532 |
| July | 73.9% | 1,420 |
| August | 79.4% | 1,294 |
| September | 83.2% | 1,318 |
| October | 81.9% | 1,492 |
| November | 82.7% | 1,376 |
| December | 71.2% | 1,349 |
Airlines at FWA
Every airline with at least 100 departures from FWA, 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 | 78.2% | 110 min | 2% | 9,457 |
| Envoy Air | 81.1% | 67 min | 1.2% | 3,073 |
| Allegiant Air | 70.8% | 88 min | 1.1% | 2,633 |
| PSA Airlines | 77.1% | 115 min | 3.4% | 1,122 |
| Endeavor Air | 86.3% | 108 min | 3.4% | 234 |
What delays out of FWA were put down to
Airlines file a reason with every arrival running 15 minutes late or more. Across 3,995 flights that departed FWA and ran 15 minutes late or more, the delay minutes break down with 50.2% put down to airline operations and 25.3% to late-arriving aircraft.
- Late-arriving aircraft 25.3%
- Airline operations 50.2%
- Air traffic & airport volume 15.7%
- Severe weather 8.4%
- Security 0.3%
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 FWA
Of 16,522 scheduled arrivals into FWA, 74.2% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Of the 3,938 arrivals that ran late, 48.4% 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 FWA
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 70.6% on time · 5,492 flights
- DFW 79.4% on time · 3,011 flights
- ATL 80% on time · 2,649 flights
- DTW 79.7% on time · 1,095 flights
- MSP 83.2% on time · 1,061 flights
- PGD 72.1% on time · 639 flights
- CLT 76.9% on time · 578 flights
- PIE 66.3% on time · 549 flights
- SFB 66% on time · 513 flights
- SRQ 81.5% on time · 305 flights
FWA in one number
Fort Wayne (FWA)
Rank 133 of 363 US airports by departures. Steadiest stretch of the day: 6–8am. Hardest month: December.
Questions about FWA
- What is the best time of day to fly out of Fort Wayne?
- 6–8am. Departures in that band left on time 86.5% of the time across 3,613 flights, July 2023 through June 2026 — the best of the ten bands in the day. The 8–10pm band was the weakest at 66.6%.
- Is the early flight out of FWA really more reliable?
- 6–8am departures from FWA left on time 86.5% of the time across 3,613 flights; 6–8pm departures, 70% across 2,034. That is a gap of 16.5 points, and it is the whole case for the early flight.
- What is the worst month to fly out of FWA?
- December: 71.2% of the departures that flew left on time, with 1,349 scheduled. September was the other end of the year at 83.2%. Each figure pools three years of that calendar month.
- Which airline is most on time at FWA?
- Endeavor Air — 86.3% of its 234 departures from FWA left on time. Allegiant Air sat at the other end at 70.8% over 2,633 flights. Only airlines with at least 100 departures here are ranked.
- How often are flights cancelled at FWA?
- 1.8% 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.