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Airport month · March 2026
Memphis International in March 2026
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 March 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 2,053 domestic departures from Memphis International (MEM). 72.4% left less than 15 minutes late and 74.3% reached their destination on time; 3.6% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 72.8% of flights departed on time and 73.2% arrived on time, so MEM departures were level with the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in March 2025, the airport had 1,933 departures with 82.9% leaving on time: a change of −10.5 points, with flights up 6%.
Flights arriving at MEM that month were on time 67.8% of the time (2,056 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 38%, late-arriving aircraft 31% and national aviation system 22%.
- On time 74.3%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 22.1%
- Cancelled 3.6%
- Diverted 0.0%
March 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Mar 2026 | Mar 2025 | MEM, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 72.4% | 82.9% | 78.2% | 72.8% |
| Arrived on time | 74.3% | 81.3% | 78.2% | 73.2% |
| Cancelled | 3.6% | 1.2% | 2.2% | 2.9% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 24.5 min | 13.3 min | 17.3 min | 20.3 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 68 | 64 | 68 | 20,403 |
| Scheduled departures | 2,053 | 1,933 | 24,723 | 612,102 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN Southwest Airlines | 397 | 19% | 77.6% | 6.9 min | 2.3% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 396 | 19% | 78.0% | 15.0 min | 3.5% |
| AA American Airlines | 267 | 13% | 87.3% | 1.2 min | 0.7% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 219 | 11% | 74.0% | 18.4 min | 1.4% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 202 | 10% | 60.4% | 24.0 min | 7.4% |
| YX Republic Airline | 189 | 9% | 67.2% | 20.0 min | 6.3% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 149 | 7% | 75.8% | 7.0 min | 4.7% |
| UA United Airlines | 124 | 6% | 75.8% | 4.3 min | 3.2% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 46 | 2% | 43.5% | 87.8 min | 4.3% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 33 | 2% | 60.6% | 12.4 min | 3.0% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 31 | 2% | 54.8% | 14.8 min | 16.1% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEM–ATL | Memphis to Atlanta | 294 | 76.2% | 16.8 min | 3.7% |
| MEM–DFW | Memphis to Dallas/Fort Worth | 209 | 79.9% | 6.4 min | 1.4% |
| MEM–ORD | Memphis to Chicago | 196 | 72.4% | 11.1 min | 5.6% |
| MEM–CLT | Memphis to Charlotte | 145 | 80.0% | -2.8 min | 2.8% |
| MEM–DEN | Memphis to Denver | 129 | 76.0% | 12.9 min | 0.0% |
| MEM–IAH | Memphis to Houston | 91 | 78.0% | 8.7 min | 2.2% |
| MEM–DCA | Memphis to Washington | 89 | 64.0% | 26.2 min | 6.7% |
| MEM–DTW | Memphis to Detroit | 88 | 65.9% | 39.7 min | 2.3% |
| MEM–HOU | Memphis to Houston | 81 | 81.5% | -0.1 min | 1.2% |
| MEM–LGA | Memphis to New York | 77 | 49.4% | 46.6 min | 11.7% |
| MEM–MCO | Memphis to Orlando | 70 | 61.4% | 12.1 min | 11.4% |
| MEM–MDW | Memphis to Chicago | 60 | 66.7% | 6.0 min | 8.3% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left MEM on time in March 2026?
72.4% of 2,053 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 74.3% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 72.8% and 73.2%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In March 2025, 82.9% of 1,933 departures left on time and 1.2% were cancelled, against 72.4% and 3.6% in March 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for March 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for MEM · methodology · corrections.