Midland/Odessa, TX

What the Data Says About MAF

Midland/Odessa, TX in Midland/Odessa, Texas handled 100,719 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 82.9% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 17,271 experienced delays, 1,332 were cancelled, and 132 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 1.32%, the diversion rate to 0.13%, and the average delay when departures run late is 77.2 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing MAF against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at MAF, Late Aircraft leads the pack. Late Aircraft accounts for 36.7% of total delay minutes, followed by Carrier at 36.4% and NAS (National Aviation System) at 17.4%. Weather contributes 9.3% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 0.3%. Travelers often overestimate the weather share; the BTS categorization shows late-arriving aircraft and carrier operations as the larger contributors.

Seasonally, September runs the cleanest at MAF with a 94.1% on-time rate, while June is the roughest at 88.5% — a 6-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in October, when average flights hit 1,518. The busiest route from MAF is to MAF (Midland/Odessa), with 14,648 flights at a 80.3% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 82.9% on-time, 77.2-minute average delay, 1.32% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Midland/Odessa, TX.