McAllen International in April 2026

73.6%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 April 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 397 domestic departures from McAllen International (MFE). 73.6% left less than 15 minutes late and 73.0% 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 MFE departures were 5.5 points below the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in April 2025, the airport had 430 departures with 75.1% leaving on time: a change of −1.5 points, with flights down 8%.

Flights arriving at MFE that month were on time 70.8% of the time (397 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 41%, late-arriving aircraft 33% and extreme weather 14%.

On time 73.0%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 25.9%
Cancelled 1.0%
Diverted 0.0%

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

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

Measure	Apr 2026	Apr 2025	MFE, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Apr 2026
Departed on time	73.6%	75.1%	80.4%	79.1%
Arrived on time	73.0%	75.1%	79.3%	78.9%
Cancelled	1.0%	3.5%	1.8%	0.9%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	23.3 min	23.8 min	21.9 min	14.5 min
Scheduled departures a day	13	14	13	19,931
Scheduled departures	397	430	4,736	597,919

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
AA American Airlines	151	38%	69.5%	20.6 min	2.6%
OO SkyWest Airlines	121	30%	74.4%	15.8 min	0.0%
MQ Envoy Air	55	14%	85.5%	1.1 min	0.0%
G4 Allegiant Air	40	10%	60.0%	23.6 min	0.0%
UA United Airlines	30	8%	80.0%	-2.4 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	206	73.8%	15.3 min	1.9%
MFE–AUS	Mission/McAllen/Edinburg to Austin	86	83.7%	12.6 min	0.0%
MFE–IAH	Mission/McAllen/Edinburg to Houston	65	64.6%	11.6 min	0.0%
MFE–LAS	Mission/McAllen/Edinburg to Las Vegas	31	61.3%	19.7 min	0.0%
MFE–SFB	Mission/McAllen/Edinburg to Sanford	9	55.6%	37.1 min	0.0%

By scheduled departure hour

On-time share:under 62%6270768288% and over

Share of departures that left less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour (local time), April 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Apr 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	40.6%	33.5%	3,598
Late-arriving aircraft	32.8%	40.4%	2,910
National Aviation System	13.1%	21.0%	1,157
Extreme weather	13.5%	5.0%	1,194
Security	0.0%	0.1%	0

8,859 delay minutes on 103 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 April 2026?

73.6% of 397 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 73.0% 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, 75.1% of 430 departures left on time and 3.5% were cancelled, against 73.6% 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 MFE · methodology · corrections.