McAllen International in February 2026

87.9%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 February 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 338 domestic departures from McAllen International (MFE). 87.9% left less than 15 minutes late and 88.5% reached their destination on time; 0.3% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 78.1% of flights departed on time and 78.3% arrived on time, so MFE departures were 9.8 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in February 2025, the airport had 405 departures with 84.4% leaving on time: a change of +3.5 points, with flights down 17%.

Flights arriving at MFE that month were on time 81.6% of the time (337 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 74%, late-arriving aircraft 13% and extreme weather 10%.

On time 88.5%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 10.4%
Cancelled 0.3%
Diverted 0.9%

Every scheduled departure from MFE in February 2026, judged by arrival at the destination.

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

Measure	Feb 2026	Feb 2025	MFE, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Feb 2026
Departed on time	87.9%	84.4%	80.4%	78.1%
Arrived on time	88.5%	84.7%	79.3%	78.3%
Cancelled	0.3%	0.5%	1.8%	2.3%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	24.0 min	18.3 min	21.9 min	15.0 min
Scheduled departures a day	11	14	13	17,168
Scheduled departures	338	405	4,736	515,037

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
AA American Airlines	147	43%	87.1%	20.9 min	0.0%
OO SkyWest Airlines	80	24%	87.5%	-6.6 min	0.0%
UA United Airlines	44	13%	93.2%	-7.7 min	0.0%
G4 Allegiant Air	36	11%	83.3%	43.5 min	2.8%
MQ Envoy Air	31	9%	96.8%	-11.4 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
MFE–DFW	Mission/McAllen/Edinburg to Dallas/Fort Worth	179	88.8%	15.0 min	0.0%
MFE–AUS	Mission/McAllen/Edinburg to Austin	79	87.3%	-6.5 min	0.0%
MFE–IAH	Mission/McAllen/Edinburg to Houston	44	93.2%	-7.7 min	0.0%
MFE–LAS	Mission/McAllen/Edinburg to Las Vegas	28	85.7%	51.3 min	3.6%
MFE–SFB	Mission/McAllen/Edinburg to Sanford	8	75.0%	17.1 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), February 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Feb 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	73.6%	38.2%	5,571
Late-arriving aircraft	12.9%	37.2%	976
National Aviation System	3.9%	18.5%	292
Extreme weather	9.7%	6.0%	731
Security	0.0%	0.2%	0

7,570 delay minutes on 35 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 MFE on time in February 2026?

87.9% of 338 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 88.5% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 78.1% and 78.3%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In February 2025, 84.4% of 405 departures left on time and 0.5% were cancelled, against 87.9% and 0.3% in February 2026.

Provenance

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