Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Mcallen
469 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–MFE arrive on time 69% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate69%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.7%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
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time88%Medianon timep9025 minCancel1.1%Flights91
- Envoy AirbestOn-time79%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.7%Flights709
- American AirlinesOn-time63%Medianon timep9080 minCancel3.3%Flights1,549
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather9%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft55%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline8%
- Weather84%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 64 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 → MFE
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 35 min · 1,639 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 35 min · 1,293 flights
- Afternoons66% on time · p90 80 min · 1,395 flights
- Evenings65% on time · p90 75 min · 1,460 flights
- Overnights58% on time · p90 75 min · 1,601 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 · 1,020 flights
- Tuesdays71% on time · p90 50 min · 1,025 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 60 min · 1,078 flights
- Mondays69% on time · p90 70 min · 1,075 flights
- Saturdays68% on time · p90 70 min · 999 flights
- Sundays68% on time · p90 65 min · 1,102 flights
- Thursdays68% on time · p90 65 min · 1,089 flights
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