Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Mcallen
469 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–MFE arrive on time 68% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate68%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.0%of scheduled flights
based on 2,379 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9035 minCancel2.4%Flights125
- Envoy AirOn-time78%Medianon timep9035 minCancel2.9%Flights715
- American AirlinesOn-time63%Medianon timep9085 minCancel3.1%Flights1,539
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- 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 → MFE
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 — 83% on time.
- Mornings83% on time · p90 35 min · 1,575 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 40 min · 1,215 flights
- Afternoons66% on time · p90 85 min · 1,187 flights
- Evenings65% on time · p90 75 min · 1,493 flights
- Overnights60% on time · p90 70 min · 1,520 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 73% on time.
- Wednesdays73% on time · p90 60 min · 961 flights
- Tuesdays72% on time · p90 50 min · 978 flights
- Saturdays70% on time · p90 65 min · 935 flights
- Mondays69% on time · p90 65 min · 1,029 flights
- Sundays69% on time · p90 65 min · 1,043 flights
- Fridays69% on time · p90 65 min · 1,015 flights
- Thursdays68% on time · p90 70 min · 1,029 flights
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