Historical on-time performance
Memphis to Houston
484 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MEM–HOU arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.1%of scheduled flights
based on 797 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9030 minCancel1.1%Flights797
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline23%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)22%
- Late aircraft53%
- 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 → HOU
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 — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 910 flights
- Middays74% on time · p90 40 min · 300 flights
- Evenings73% on time · p90 45 min · 598 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 50 min · 93 flights · limited
- Overnights61% on time · p90 65 min · 96 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 15 min · 266 flights
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 15 min · 269 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 25 min · 333 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 30 min · 331 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 333 flights
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 179 flights · limited
- Sundays73% on time · p90 35 min · 286 flights
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