McAllen International in March 2026

79.4%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 March 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 399 domestic departures from McAllen International (MFE). 79.4% left less than 15 minutes late and 77.9% reached their destination on time; 1.5% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 72.8% of flights departed on time and 73.2% arrived on time, so MFE departures were 6.6 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in March 2025, the airport had 451 departures with 79.4% leaving on time: a change of 0.0 points, with flights down 12%.

Flights arriving at MFE that month were on time 75.9% of the time (399 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 56%, late-arriving aircraft 30% and extreme weather 9%.

On time 77.9%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 20.6%
Cancelled 1.5%
Diverted 0.0%

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

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

Measure	Mar 2026	Mar 2025	MFE, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Mar 2026
Departed on time	79.4%	79.4%	80.4%	72.8%
Arrived on time	77.9%	79.4%	79.3%	73.2%
Cancelled	1.5%	2.2%	1.8%	2.9%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	31.8 min	19.7 min	21.9 min	20.3 min
Scheduled departures a day	13	15	13	20,403
Scheduled departures	399	451	4,736	612,102

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
AA American Airlines	176	44%	74.4%	40.8 min	1.7%
OO SkyWest Airlines	115	29%	84.3%	-3.1 min	1.7%
G4 Allegiant Air	46	12%	76.1%	0.0 min	0.0%
MQ Envoy Air	31	8%	83.9%	38.7 min	0.0%
UA United Airlines	31	8%	71.0%	4.8 min	3.2%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
MFE–DFW	Mission/McAllen/Edinburg to Dallas/Fort Worth	207	75.8%	40.5 min	1.4%
MFE–AUS	Mission/McAllen/Edinburg to Austin	89	93.3%	-12.3 min	1.1%
MFE–IAH	Mission/McAllen/Edinburg to Houston	57	63.2%	16.1 min	3.5%
MFE–LAS	Mission/McAllen/Edinburg to Las Vegas	37	91.9%	-14.6 min	0.0%
MFE–SFB	Mission/McAllen/Edinburg to Sanford	9	11.1%	60.0 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), March 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Mar 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	55.9%	33.5%	6,823
Late-arriving aircraft	29.5%	39.3%	3,605
National Aviation System	5.8%	21.0%	714
Extreme weather	8.7%	5.9%	1,068
Security	0.0%	0.2%	0

12,210 delay minutes on 82 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 March 2026?

79.4% of 399 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 77.9% 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, 79.4% of 451 departures left on time and 2.2% were cancelled, against 79.4% and 1.5% 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 MFE · methodology · corrections.