Historical on-time performance
Austin to Mcallen
279 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on AUS–MFE arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate82%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.4%of scheduled flights
based on 1,031 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.4%Flights1,031
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline64%
- Weather18%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Late aircraft0%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline25%
- Weather75%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 4 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly AUS → MFE
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 75% to 82% on time.
- Middays82% on time · p90 35 min · 767 flights
- Overnights81% on time · p90 45 min · 609 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 55 min · 735 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 82% on time.
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 318 flights
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 50 min · 231 flights
- Thursdays81% on time · p90 50 min · 322 flights
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 55 min · 319 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 45 min · 317 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 45 min · 324 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 40 min · 321 flights
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