Historical on-time performance
Mcallen to Houston
Flights on MFE–IAH arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 528 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Not enough comparable data to name a most-on-time carrier — low-data carriers aren't ranked.
- United AirlinesOn-time85%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.6%Flights350
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9065 minCancel1.1%Flights178
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline32%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)26%
- Late aircraft40%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline50%
- Weather50%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 4 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 → IAH
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 74% to 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 1,549 flights
- Afternoons84% on time · p90 40 min · 216 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 60 min · 133 flights · limited
- Evenings74% on time · p90 65 min · 303 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 82% to 86% on time.
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 15 min · 314 flights
- Mondays85% on time · p90 15 min · 323 flights
- Fridays84% on time · p90 25 min · 335 flights
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 323 flights
- Sundays84% on time · p90 30 min · 280 flights
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 20 min · 296 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 331 flights
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