Historical on-time performance
Memphis to Houston
484 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MEM–HOU arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.9%of scheduled flights
based on 812 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.9%Flights812
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Late aircraft54%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline14%
- Weather71%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 7 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 MEM → HOU
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 — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 950 flights
- Middays74% on time · p90 40 min · 359 flights
- Evenings73% on time · p90 50 min · 680 flights
- Overnights65% on time · p90 65 min · 125 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 87% on time.
- Tuesdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 290 flights
- Wednesdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 293 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 25 min · 365 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 30 min · 367 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 368 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 181 flights · limited
- Sundays73% on time · p90 40 min · 320 flights
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