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Airport month · April 2026
Memphis International in April 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 April 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 2,146 domestic departures from Memphis International (MEM). 80.7% left less than 15 minutes late and 81.2% reached their destination on time; 1.0% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 79.1% of flights departed on time and 78.9% arrived on time, so MEM departures were 1.6 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in April 2025, the airport had 1,896 departures with 81.5% leaving on time: a change of −0.8 points, with flights up 13%.
Flights arriving at MEM that month were on time 76.0% of the time (2,146 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 38%, air carrier 37% and national aviation system 15%.
- On time 81.2%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 17.7%
- Cancelled 1.0%
- Diverted 0.2%
April 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Apr 2026 | Apr 2025 | MEM, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Apr 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 80.7% | 81.5% | 78.2% | 79.1% |
| Arrived on time | 81.2% | 79.4% | 78.2% | 78.9% |
| Cancelled | 1.0% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 0.9% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 15.9 min | 15.7 min | 17.3 min | 14.5 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 72 | 63 | 68 | 19,931 |
| Scheduled departures | 2,146 | 1,896 | 24,723 | 597,919 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL Delta Air Lines | 391 | 18% | 89.8% | -0.9 min | 1.0% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 379 | 18% | 81.0% | 2.0 min | 0.0% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 310 | 14% | 75.5% | 12.2 min | 0.6% |
| AA American Airlines | 292 | 14% | 80.8% | 4.8 min | 0.7% |
| YX Republic Airline | 276 | 13% | 84.8% | -7.2 min | 1.8% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 161 | 8% | 77.6% | 7.4 min | 1.2% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 126 | 6% | 74.6% | 4.9 min | 0.8% |
| UA United Airlines | 120 | 6% | 86.7% | 15.5 min | 2.5% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 42 | 2% | 54.8% | 41.6 min | 0.0% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 25 | 1% | 76.0% | 4.4 min | 0.0% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 24 | 1% | 62.5% | 7.4 min | 8.3% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEM–ATL | Memphis to Atlanta | 307 | 89.6% | -3.4 min | 1.3% |
| MEM–ORD | Memphis to Chicago | 239 | 72.4% | 12.9 min | 3.8% |
| MEM–DFW | Memphis to Dallas/Fort Worth | 206 | 71.4% | 17.0 min | 1.0% |
| MEM–CLT | Memphis to Charlotte | 149 | 84.6% | -6.8 min | 0.0% |
| MEM–DEN | Memphis to Denver | 125 | 84.0% | 10.2 min | 0.0% |
| MEM–IAH | Memphis to Houston | 119 | 78.2% | 7.3 min | 0.8% |
| MEM–LGA | Memphis to New York | 91 | 86.8% | -9.1 min | 1.1% |
| MEM–DCA | Memphis to Washington | 86 | 77.9% | 13.0 min | 2.3% |
| MEM–HOU | Memphis to Houston | 74 | 77.0% | 2.0 min | 0.0% |
| MEM–MSP | Memphis to Minneapolis | 74 | 85.1% | -2.7 min | 0.0% |
| MEM–DTW | Memphis to Detroit | 68 | 85.3% | 10.7 min | 0.0% |
| MEM–MCO | Memphis to Orlando | 62 | 74.2% | 2.8 min | 3.2% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left MEM on time in April 2026?
80.7% of 2,146 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 81.2% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 79.1% and 78.9%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In April 2025, 81.5% of 1,896 departures left on time and 1.9% were cancelled, against 80.7% and 1.0% in April 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for April 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.