Historical on-time performance
Memphis to Dallas
423 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MEM–DAL arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.9%of scheduled flights
based on 459 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.9%Flights459
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline15%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Late aircraft65%
- 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 MEM → DAL
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 60% to 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 293 flights
- Middays85% on time · p90 25 min · 506 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 45 min · 414 flights
- Evenings60% on time · p90 90 min · 189 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 89% on time.
- Wednesdays89% on time · p90 10 min · 172 flights · limited
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 15 min · 174 flights · limited
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 255 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 35 min · 177 flights · limited
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 35 min · 171 flights · limited
- Fridays74% on time · p90 40 min · 174 flights · limited
- Sundays71% on time · p90 55 min · 284 flights
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