Frederick W. Smith International Airport (MEM) delays & on-time performance
Memphis, Tennessee · 32 nonstop destinations · 11 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at MEM right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
80%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
2.2%
548 flights
Avg arrival delay
17 min
82 min when late
Departed on time
80%
avg taxi-out 15 min
Figures cover 24,723 departures from MEM; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into MEM were on time 75% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Frederick W. Smith International Airport (MEM) arrived on time 80% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 2.2% were cancelled, and 8% arrived an hour or more late.
- Delta Air Lines was the most punctual airline here (87% on time); PSA Airlines was the least (76%).
- Departures scheduled around 5am did best (91% on time); around 6pm did worst (66%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (36%).
Most delayed routes from MEM
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- BNA · Nashville74%515 flts
- DFW · Dallas/Fort Worth75%2,353 flts
- DCA · Washington76%1,125 flts
- ORD · Chicago76%2,509 flts
- HOU · Houston78%831 flts
- MCO · Orlando78%739 flts
- DAL · Dallas79%457 flts
- DEN · Denver79%1,364 flts
- MIA · Miami79%559 flts
- LGA · New York79%1,064 flts
Most reliable routes from MEM
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- AUS · Austin91%365 flts
- SLC · Salt Lake City89%365 flts
- ATL · Atlanta87%3,422 flts
- MSP · Minneapolis87%900 flts
- PHX · Phoenix86%486 flts
- MDW · Chicago84%670 flts
- CLT · Charlotte83%1,742 flts
- DTW · Detroit83%1,010 flts
- LAS · Las Vegas81%584 flts
- PHL · Philadelphia81%758 flts
Best airline at MEM
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines | 87% | 1.9% | 13 min | 6 | 4,387 |
| Spirit Airlines | 85% | 2.6% | 12 min | 4 | 454 |
| United Airlines | 83% | 2.0% | 13 min | 4 | 1,432 |
| American Airlines | 80% | 2.3% | 20 min | 6 | 3,676 |
| Republic Airways | 80% | 3.7% | 16 min | 9 | 3,006 |
| SkyWest Airlines | 80% | 1.5% | 19 min | 9 | 3,472 |
| Southwest Airlines | 78% | 1.1% | 13 min | 10 | 4,163 |
| Envoy Air | 77% | 2.6% | 17 min | 5 | 1,601 |
| PSA Airlines | 76% | 4.4% | 23 min | 4 | 1,754 |
| Frontier Airlines | 70% | 2.0% | 25 min | 5 | 249 |
| Allegiant Air | 56% | 0.8% | 46 min | 6 | 529 |
Best time to fly out of MEM
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 5am91%1,641 flts
- 6am90%3,711 flts
- 7am89%2,796 flts
- 8am87%1,125 flts
- 9am85%1,185 flts
- 10am81%1,847 flts
- 11am80%1,508 flts
- 12pm81%1,393 flts
- 1pm79%752 flts
- 2pm75%1,254 flts
- 3pm73%1,508 flts
- 4pm68%1,354 flts
- 5pm69%1,733 flts
- 6pm66%1,766 flts
- 7pm69%738 flts
- 8pm61%316 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)36%
- Late-arriving aircraft36%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion19%
- Extreme weather8%
- Security0%
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.