Will your flight be late?

Tell us the flight. Pick the day you’re flying and we’ll give you the odds; they get sharper as the weather forecast, the FAA and your plane’s earlier flights come into focus.

0ground stops in effect right now
3FAA delay programs right now
16%average chance of a late departure on Wednesday
<1%average chance of a cancellation on Wednesday

Schedule: the flights that flew on Wednesday, Oct 7, re-dated. Real flights replace these once airlines file their FAA flight plans, usually about a day ahead.

Airports on Wednesday, October 14

Forecasts for Wed, Oct 14, worst first. Forecast issued Mon 9:00 AM ET.

  • Chance a departure that hour leaves 15+ min late on a normal day
  • Extra today
DEN Denver #1
Rough weather, no program posted yet
36% leave 15+ min late
1% cancelled, ~10 of 954
+21 pts above normal ▼ 2 pts in 24 h
Worst hour 6 PM · 56% 20 kt gusts, 400 ft ceiling, 0.43 in rain
DFW Dallas–Fort Worth #2
22% leave 15+ min late
<1% cancelled, ~9 of 1023
+4 pts above normal ▼ 1 pt in 24 h
Worst hour 6 PM · 30% 22 kt gusts, 1100 ft ceiling
ORD Chicago O'Hare #3
Rough weather, no program posted yet
20% leave 15+ min late
1% cancelled, ~14 of 1279
+8 pts above normal ▼ 1 pt in 24 h
Worst hour 8 PM · 26% 15 kt gusts, 200 ft ceiling, 0.25 in rain
PHX Phoenix #4
Departure delays 16 minutes–30 minutes
19% leave 15+ min late
<1% cancelled, ~4 of 600
+2 pts above normal
Worst hour 6 PM · 29% 9 kt gusts, high ceiling
IAH Houston Bush #5
19% leave 15+ min late
1% cancelled, ~6 of 590
+5 pts above normal ▲ 1 pt in 24 h
Worst hour 5 PM · 25% 22 kt gusts, high ceiling, 0.01 in rain
LAS Las Vegas #6
19% leave 15+ min late
<1% cancelled, ~3 of 495
+3 pts above normal
Worst hour 4 PM · 29% 16 kt gusts, high ceiling
BOS Boston Logan #7
Delay program, avg 75 min (low ceilings)
17% leave 15+ min late
<1% cancelled, ~5 of 532
+5 pts above normal ▼ 1 pt in 24 h
Worst hour 6 PM · 25% 19 kt gusts, 200 ft ceiling, 0.01 in rain
BWI Baltimore/Washington #8
17% leave 15+ min late
<1% cancelled, ~2 of 270
+2 pts above normal
Worst hour 8 PM · 26% 13 kt gusts, high ceiling
EWR Newark #9
17% leave 15+ min late
<1% cancelled, ~5 of 508
+4 pts above normal ▲ 1 pt in 24 h
Worst hour 8 PM · 27% 18 kt gusts, 2700 ft ceiling
DCA Washington National #10
16% leave 15+ min late
<1% cancelled, ~4 of 435
+2 pts above normal
Worst hour 4 PM · 23% 11 kt gusts, high ceiling
LGA New York LaGuardia #11
Delay program, avg 32 min (wind)
16% leave 15+ min late
<1% cancelled, ~5 of 521
+4 pts above normal
Worst hour 8 PM · 25% 17 kt gusts, 2800 ft ceiling
SFO San Francisco #12
15% leave 15+ min late
<1% cancelled, ~5 of 546
+2 pts above normal
Worst hour 2 PM · 20% 12 kt gusts, high ceiling
CLT Charlotte #13
15% leave 15+ min late
<1% cancelled, ~6 of 745
+1 pt above normal
Worst hour 6 PM · 22% 8 kt gusts, high ceiling
SEA Seattle–Tacoma #14
15% leave 15+ min late
<1% cancelled, ~4 of 576
+3 pts above normal
Worst hour 10 AM · 19% 7 kt gusts, 700 ft ceiling
LAX Los Angeles #15
15% leave 15+ min late
<1% cancelled, ~5 of 693
+1 pt above normal
Worst hour 5 PM · 19% 15 kt gusts, high ceiling
MIA Miami #16
15% leave 15+ min late
<1% cancelled, ~3 of 436
+1 pt above normal
Worst hour 8 PM · 21% 22 kt gusts, 4500 ft ceiling
PHL Philadelphia #17
14% leave 15+ min late
1% cancelled, ~4 of 418
+2 pts above normal ▲ 1 pt in 24 h
Worst hour 10 PM · 21% 16 kt gusts, 3200 ft ceiling, 0.01 in rain
JFK New York JFK #18
14% leave 15+ min late
<1% cancelled, ~5 of 525
+3 pts above normal ▲ 1 pt in 24 h
Worst hour 9 PM · 20% 18 kt gusts, 2500 ft ceiling
DTW Detroit #19
Rough weather, no program posted yet
14% leave 15+ min late
<1% cancelled, ~4 of 441
+4 pts above normal ▼ 1 pt in 24 h
Worst hour 5 PM · 19% 11 kt gusts, 200 ft ceiling, 0.06 in rain
FLL Fort Lauderdale #20
13% leave 15+ min late
<1% cancelled, ~2 of 240
+2 pts above normal ▲ 1 pt in 24 h
Worst hour 8 PM · 21% 20 kt gusts, 4600 ft ceiling
MCO Orlando #21
12% leave 15+ min late
<1% cancelled, ~3 of 469
+2 pts above normal
Worst hour 8 PM · 20% 19 kt gusts, high ceiling
IAD Washington Dulles #22
12% leave 15+ min late
<1% cancelled, ~2 of 339
+2 pts above normal
Worst hour 5 PM · 18% 11 kt gusts, high ceiling
ATL Atlanta #23
12% leave 15+ min late
<1% cancelled, ~8 of 1063
+1 pt above normal
Worst hour 6 PM · 17% 6 kt gusts, high ceiling
SLC Salt Lake City #24
11% leave 15+ min late
<1% cancelled, ~2 of 332
+2 pts above normal
Worst hour 7 PM · 26% 17 kt gusts, 3900 ft ceiling, 0.04 in rain
MSP Minneapolis–St Paul #25
11% leave 15+ min late
<1% cancelled, ~3 of 427
+1 pt above normal
Worst hour 5 PM · 16% 10 kt gusts, high ceiling
Table view
#AirportFAA status Late departureVs. normalCancelled
1DEN Denver Rough weather, no program posted yet36%+21 pts 1%
2DFW Dallas–Fort Worth Normal operations22%+4 pts <1%
3ORD Chicago O'Hare Rough weather, no program posted yet20%+8 pts 1%
4PHX Phoenix Departure delays 16 minutes–30 minutes19%+2 pts <1%
5IAH Houston Bush Normal operations19%+5 pts 1%
6LAS Las Vegas Normal operations19%+3 pts <1%
7BOS Boston Logan Delay program, avg 75 min (low ceilings)17%+5 pts <1%
8BWI Baltimore/Washington Normal operations17%+2 pts <1%
9EWR Newark Normal operations17%+4 pts <1%
10DCA Washington National Normal operations16%+2 pts <1%
11LGA New York LaGuardia Delay program, avg 32 min (wind)16%+4 pts <1%
12SFO San Francisco Normal operations15%+2 pts <1%
13CLT Charlotte Normal operations15%+1 pt <1%
14SEA Seattle–Tacoma Normal operations15%+3 pts <1%
15LAX Los Angeles Normal operations15%+1 pt <1%
16MIA Miami Normal operations15%+1 pt <1%
17PHL Philadelphia Normal operations14%+2 pts 1%
18JFK New York JFK Normal operations14%+3 pts <1%
19DTW Detroit Rough weather, no program posted yet14%+4 pts <1%
20FLL Fort Lauderdale Normal operations13%+2 pts <1%
21MCO Orlando Normal operations12%+2 pts <1%
22IAD Washington Dulles Normal operations12%+2 pts <1%
23ATL Atlanta Normal operations12%+1 pt <1%
24SLC Salt Lake City Normal operations11%+2 pts <1%
25MSP Minneapolis–St Paul Normal operations11%+1 pt <1%

“Above normal” (the red part of each bar) is how much worse the late-departure chance is than our estimate for the same flights on a normal day — today that’s the weather forecast; live FAA and airport conditions will join it. Every chart uses the same scale. Airports with too little flight data aren’t shown. Schedule: the flights that flew on Wednesday, Oct 7, re-dated. Real flights replace these once airlines file their FAA flight plans, usually about a day ahead.

Questions people are watching

Will a typical ORD departure be cancelled Wednesday?ORD · Chicago O'Hare 1% Yes 1% No 99% Will a typical DEN departure be cancelled Wednesday?DEN · Denver 1% Yes 1% No 99% Will a typical IAH departure be cancelled Wednesday?IAH · Houston Bush 1% Yes 1% No 99% Will a typical PHL departure be cancelled Wednesday?PHL · Philadelphia 1% Yes 1% No 99%