Historical on-time performance
Miami to Memphis
860 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MIA–MEM arrive on time 57% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate57%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay90 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 508 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time57%Median5 minp9090 minCancel0.6%Flights508
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline41%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft43%
- 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 MIA → MEM
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 59% to 61% on time.
- Overnights61% on time · p90 75 min · 1,078 flights
- Afternoons59% on time · p90 100 min · 189 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 52% to 68% on time.
- Tuesdays68% on time · p90 45 min · 173 flights · limited
- Wednesdays68% on time · p90 60 min · 173 flights · limited
- Saturdays66% on time · p90 85 min · 192 flights · limited
- Fridays60% on time · p90 95 min · 183 flights · limited
- Thursdays57% on time · p90 60 min · 183 flights · limited
- Mondays57% on time · p90 75 min · 187 flights · limited
- Sundays52% on time · p90 95 min · 187 flights · limited
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