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Airport month · July 2026
Memphis International in July 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 July 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 2,259 domestic departures from Memphis International (MEM). 71.0% left less than 15 minutes late and 71.4% reached their destination on time; 3.0% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 68.8% of flights departed on time and 69.4% arrived on time, so MEM departures were 2.2 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in July 2025, the airport had 2,289 departures with 74.9% leaving on time: a change of −3.9 points, with flights down 1%.
Flights arriving at MEM that month were on time 65.1% of the time (2,259 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 42%, air carrier 30% and national aviation system 22%.
- On time 71.4%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 24.9%
- Cancelled 3.0%
- Diverted 0.6%
July 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Jul 2026 | Jul 2025 | MEM, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Jul 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 71.0% | 74.9% | 78.2% | 68.8% |
| Arrived on time | 71.4% | 74.7% | 78.2% | 69.4% |
| Cancelled | 3.0% | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.6% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 20.5 min | 20.3 min | 17.3 min | 24.1 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 75 | 76 | 68 | 21,066 |
| Scheduled departures | 2,259 | 2,289 | 24,723 | 631,970 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL Delta Air Lines | 427 | 19% | 76.1% | 8.6 min | 1.2% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 393 | 17% | 65.4% | 14.5 min | 0.5% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 302 | 13% | 72.8% | 16.7 min | 2.3% |
| YX Republic Airline | 272 | 12% | 66.9% | 9.6 min | 11.8% |
| AA American Airlines | 236 | 10% | 78.4% | 0.9 min | 1.3% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 214 | 9% | 62.1% | 19.1 min | 6.5% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 202 | 9% | 82.7% | 2.4 min | 1.5% |
| UA United Airlines | 126 | 6% | 81.7% | -1.2 min | 1.6% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 60 | 3% | 45.0% | 28.1 min | 0.0% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 27 | 1% | 55.6% | 24.3 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEM–ATL | Memphis to Atlanta | 316 | 74.4% | 11.5 min | 0.9% |
| MEM–ORD | Memphis to Chicago | 244 | 68.4% | 9.7 min | 6.1% |
| MEM–DFW | Memphis to Dallas/Fort Worth | 202 | 79.2% | 3.6 min | 1.0% |
| MEM–CLT | Memphis to Charlotte | 151 | 66.9% | 15.2 min | 1.3% |
| MEM–DEN | Memphis to Denver | 133 | 72.2% | 7.3 min | 0.0% |
| MEM–LGA | Memphis to New York | 120 | 65.0% | 9.5 min | 13.3% |
| MEM–IAH | Memphis to Houston | 92 | 80.4% | 5.1 min | 1.1% |
| MEM–DTW | Memphis to Detroit | 89 | 77.5% | 6.0 min | 1.1% |
| MEM–MSP | Memphis to Minneapolis | 89 | 87.6% | 5.1 min | 0.0% |
| MEM–DCA | Memphis to Washington | 88 | 69.3% | 4.7 min | 8.0% |
| MEM–PHL | Memphis to Philadelphia | 88 | 59.1% | 26.7 min | 8.0% |
| MEM–HOU | Memphis to Houston | 81 | 63.0% | 11.1 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left MEM on time in July 2026?
71.0% of 2,259 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 71.4% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 68.8% and 69.4%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In July 2025, 74.9% of 2,289 departures left on time and 2.4% were cancelled, against 71.0% and 3.0% in July 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for July 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.