Historical on-time performance
Memphis to Miami
860 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MEM–MIA arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay90 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.8%of scheduled flights
based on 541 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9090 minCancel1.8%Flights541
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline42%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)6%
- Late aircraft51%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather90%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 10 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 → MIA
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 — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 20 min · 1,101 flights
- Evenings56% on time · p90 115 min · 249 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 86% on time.
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 177 flights · limited
- Thursdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 196 flights · limited
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 45 min · 172 flights · limited
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 45 min · 209 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 45 min · 198 flights · limited
- Mondays79% on time · p90 40 min · 198 flights · limited
- Sundays73% on time · p90 100 min · 200 flights
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