Memphis (MEM) Delays

#43 U.S. airport by BTS-tracked flight volume · 79.7% on-time departures, 75% on-time arrivals over the last 12 months · 2015–2026

24,775Flights
79.7%Departures on-time
17.4 minAvg dep. delay
75%Arrivals on-time
17.4 minAvg arr. delay
2.2%Cancelled

Delay causes (last 12 months)

  • Air carrier36.4%
  • Extreme weather7.4%
  • National Aviation System20%
  • Security0.1%
  • Late-arriving aircraft36.1%

By year

Memphis (MEM) on-time performance by year
YearFlightsDep on-timeArr on-timeAvg dep delayCancelled
20269,76379.8%75.4%18.6 min3.2%
202524,00280.4%75.5%16.6 min1.7%
202422,62483%77.7%14.7 min1.4%
202323,06782.4%77.9%15.5 min1.5%
202220,96678.9%76%17.6 min2.9%
202119,63083.8%79.9%13.2 min2.9%
202015,69990.3%88.6%7.6 min6%
201925,80883.1%80.2%13.5 min1.9%
201823,03882.7%79.7%12.3 min1.6%
201714,62184.5%81.9%11.8 min1.5%
201614,12885.7%83.7%10.4 min1.3%
201516,29083.8%80.8%12 min2.2%

On-time = arrival within 15 minutes of schedule, per U.S. DOT definitions. Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (public domain). Delay-cause attribution is reported by carriers since June 2003.