Historical on-time performance
Mcallen to Dallas-Fort Worth
468 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MFE–DFW arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.9%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 timep9015 minCancel1.1%Flights91
- Envoy AirbestOn-time79%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.8%Flights708
- American AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9070 minCancel3.4%Flights1,550
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline36%
- Weather13%
- Air traffic (NAS)6%
- Late aircraft45%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline12%
- Weather81%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 67 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 MFE → DFW
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 · 3,011 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 50 min · 1,757 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 75 min · 836 flights
- Evenings68% on time · p90 75 min · 1,523 flights
- Overnights60% on time · p90 115 min · 261 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 78% on time.
- Fridays78% on time · p90 45 min · 1,078 flights
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 1,022 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 50 min · 1,026 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 65 min · 1,083 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 65 min · 1,074 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 60 min · 1,102 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 65 min · 1,003 flights
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