Midland International Air and Space Port in May 2026

79.4%departed on time

BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.

In May 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 747 domestic departures from Midland International Air and Space Port (MAF). 79.4% left less than 15 minutes late and 78.8% reached their destination on time; 1.7% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 77.1% of flights departed on time and 77.6% arrived on time, so MAF departures were 2.3 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in May 2025, the airport had 836 departures with 76.9% leaving on time: a change of +2.5 points, with flights down 11%.

Flights arriving at MAF that month were on time 74.2% of the time (748 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 38%, air carrier 28% and extreme weather 21%.

On time 78.8%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 18.9%
Cancelled 1.7%
Diverted 0.5%

Every scheduled departure from MAF in May 2026, judged by arrival at the destination.

May 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation

Measure	May 2026	May 2025	MAF, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, May 2026
Departed on time	79.4%	76.9%	83.4%	77.1%
Arrived on time	78.8%	76.0%	82.8%	77.6%
Cancelled	1.7%	2.2%	1.5%	0.9%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	20.1 min	25.7 min	13.9 min	16.0 min
Scheduled departures a day	25	28	25	20,391
Scheduled departures	747	836	9,247	611,735

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
WN Southwest Airlines	310	41%	81.0%	4.2 min	0.3%
OO SkyWest Airlines	240	32%	80.4%	8.9 min	1.3%
MQ Envoy Air	100	13%	75.0%	19.0 min	3.0%
OH PSA Airlines	66	9%	72.7%	31.4 min	7.6%
UA United Airlines	31	4%	71.0%	17.7 min	3.2%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
MAF–DFW	Midland/Odessa to Dallas/Fort Worth	246	76.0%	19.9 min	4.5%
MAF–DEN	Midland/Odessa to Denver	143	83.9%	3.8 min	0.0%
MAF–HOU	Midland/Odessa to Houston	114	78.1%	6.8 min	0.0%
MAF–DAL	Midland/Odessa to Dallas	109	82.6%	7.1 min	0.9%
MAF–IAH	Midland/Odessa to Houston	48	66.7%	18.2 min	2.1%
MAF–LAS	Midland/Odessa to Las Vegas	31	74.2%	4.9 min	0.0%
MAF–PHX	Midland/Odessa to Phoenix	31	93.5%	-3.5 min	0.0%
MAF–AUS	Midland/Odessa to Austin	25	76.0%	2.4 min	0.0%

By scheduled departure hour

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On-time share:under 62%6270768288% and over

Share of departures that left less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour (local time), May 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, May 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	27.8%	33.0%	3,870
Late-arriving aircraft	37.6%	40.4%	5,234
National Aviation System	13.9%	20.5%	1,935
Extreme weather	20.6%	6.0%	2,871
Security	0.0%	0.1%	0

13,910 delay minutes on 141 flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late and carried a cause report. Carriers assign the categories; see what each category means.

Questions and answers

How many flights left MAF on time in May 2026?

79.4% of 747 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 78.8% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 77.1% and 77.6%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In May 2025, 76.9% of 836 departures left on time and 2.2% were cancelled, against 79.4% and 1.7% in May 2026.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for May 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for MAF · methodology · corrections.