Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Memphis
432 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–MEM arrive on time 64% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate64%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.1%of scheduled flights
based on 2,271 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Envoy AirbestOn-time72%Medianon timep9050 minCancel2.6%Flights682
- PSA AirlinesOn-time71%Median5 minp9050 minCancel3.0%Flights66
- American AirlinesOn-time61%Medianon timep9075 minCancel3.3%Flights1,523
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather8%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft50%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline4%
- Weather92%
- Air traffic (NAS)4%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 71 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 DFW → MEM
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 25 min · 1,647 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,592 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 50 min · 1,280 flights
- Evenings59% on time · p90 85 min · 1,743 flights
- Overnights57% on time · p90 100 min · 1,158 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 64% to 74% on time.
- Tuesdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 1,017 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 55 min · 1,086 flights
- Wednesdays70% on time · p90 70 min · 1,025 flights
- Saturdays70% on time · p90 60 min · 1,018 flights
- Mondays68% on time · p90 60 min · 1,065 flights
- Thursdays68% on time · p90 60 min · 1,101 flights
- Sundays64% on time · p90 75 min · 1,108 flights
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