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Airport month · May 2026
Memphis International in May 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 May 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 2,228 domestic departures from Memphis International (MEM). 77.0% left less than 15 minutes late and 78.8% reached their destination on time; 1.1% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 77.1% of flights departed on time and 77.6% arrived on time, so MEM departures were level with the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in May 2025, the airport had 2,177 departures with 76.5% leaving on time: a change of +0.5 points, with flights up 2%.
Flights arriving at MEM that month were on time 75.0% of the time (2,227 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 38%, late-arriving aircraft 33% and national aviation system 15%.
- On time 78.8%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 19.9%
- Cancelled 1.1%
- Diverted 0.2%
May 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | May 2026 | May 2025 | MEM, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, May 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 77.0% | 76.5% | 78.2% | 77.1% |
| Arrived on time | 78.8% | 76.1% | 78.2% | 77.6% |
| Cancelled | 1.1% | 1.1% | 2.2% | 0.9% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 19.0 min | 22.2 min | 17.3 min | 16.0 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 74 | 73 | 68 | 20,391 |
| Scheduled departures | 2,228 | 2,177 | 24,723 | 611,735 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL Delta Air Lines | 404 | 18% | 83.4% | 1.6 min | 2.0% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 388 | 17% | 69.8% | 11.5 min | 0.0% |
| YX Republic Airline | 342 | 15% | 85.4% | -4.5 min | 0.9% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 336 | 15% | 80.1% | 13.1 min | 0.3% |
| AA American Airlines | 287 | 13% | 78.7% | 8.4 min | 1.7% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 159 | 7% | 75.5% | 9.1 min | 1.9% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 122 | 5% | 80.3% | 3.5 min | 2.5% |
| UA United Airlines | 114 | 5% | 87.7% | -2.0 min | 0.9% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 51 | 2% | 45.1% | 89.2 min | 0.0% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 24 | 1% | 75.0% | 7.0 min | 0.0% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 1 | 0% | 100.0% | -8.0 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEM–ATL | Memphis to Atlanta | 330 | 82.4% | 1.8 min | 1.8% |
| MEM–DFW | Memphis to Dallas/Fort Worth | 207 | 68.1% | 26.8 min | 4.3% |
| MEM–ORD | Memphis to Chicago | 204 | 80.4% | 8.9 min | 1.0% |
| MEM–CLT | Memphis to Charlotte | 143 | 82.5% | -1.1 min | 0.0% |
| MEM–LGA | Memphis to New York | 135 | 82.2% | -5.6 min | 0.7% |
| MEM–DEN | Memphis to Denver | 129 | 79.8% | 3.6 min | 0.8% |
| MEM–IAH | Memphis to Houston | 95 | 80.0% | 2.2 min | 0.0% |
| MEM–DCA | Memphis to Washington | 89 | 78.7% | -6.4 min | 1.1% |
| MEM–MSP | Memphis to Minneapolis | 87 | 83.9% | 8.7 min | 0.0% |
| MEM–DTW | Memphis to Detroit | 81 | 81.5% | 10.5 min | 2.5% |
| MEM–HOU | Memphis to Houston | 74 | 66.2% | 17.5 min | 0.0% |
| MEM–PHL | Memphis to Philadelphia | 69 | 87.0% | -2.4 min | 1.4% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left MEM on time in May 2026?
77.0% of 2,228 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, 76.5% of 2,177 departures left on time and 1.1% were cancelled, against 77.0% and 1.1% 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 MEM · methodology · corrections.