Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Memphis
432 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–MEM arrive on time 66% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate66%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.2%of scheduled flights
based on 2,349 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Envoy AirbestOn-time73%Medianon timep9040 minCancel3.6%Flights758
- American AirlinesOn-time63%Medianon timep9080 minCancel3.1%Flights1,591
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline27%
- Weather8%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft50%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 30 min · 1,626 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,579 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 55 min · 1,294 flights
- Evenings59% on time · p90 80 min · 1,689 flights
- Overnights57% on time · p90 100 min · 1,165 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 66% to 74% on time.
- Tuesdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 1,021 flights
- Saturdays72% on time · p90 55 min · 999 flights
- Wednesdays70% on time · p90 70 min · 1,012 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 60 min · 1,071 flights
- Mondays69% on time · p90 60 min · 1,069 flights
- Sundays66% on time · p90 75 min · 1,094 flights
- Thursdays66% on time · p90 65 min · 1,087 flights
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