According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Midland/Odessa, TX (MAF) ranks #104 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Midland/Odessa, TX posts below-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a high-volume U.S. airport.
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MAF on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Midland/Odessa, TX sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Midland/Odessa, TX handles more flight
volume than 73% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
44% of them, placing it in the quadrant for busy and delay-prone.
Flight volume and on-time rate are independent figures: a busy airport can still run
reliably, and a quiet one can still run late.
Midland/Odessa, TX vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 100,719 ·
On-time rate: 82.9%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Late Aircraft.
Total delay minutes619,205 min
Late Aircraft227,256 min · 37%
Carrier225,300 min · 36%
NAS (National Aviation System)107,468 min · 17%
Weather57,398 min · 9%
Security1,783 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
MAF - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: September (94.1%) · worst: June (88.5%)
MAF - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
MAF - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 14.8 min · taxi-in 4.8 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
MAF's average taxi-out (14.8 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 13.7 min (November 2024) to 16.0 min (October 2025).
Cancellation & Diversion Analysis
Flight disruption statistics for Midland/Odessa, TX.
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Midland/Odessa, TX, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not same-state geography. Axes stay disjoint: volume peers exclude the on-time peer set. Same-state compare stays below.
The standout signal at Midland/Odessa, TX is the delay mix: Late Aircraft owns 36.7% of 619,205 delay minutes across 100,719 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 82.9% (3.9 pts above the 79% national average), with 17,271 delayed and 1,332 cancelled (1.32%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Late Aircraft (36.7% late-aircraft, 36.4% carrier, 17.4% NAS, 9.3% weather, 0.3% security). As a busy airport, that mix matters more for connection planning than for a thin schedule.
On the multi-year calendar, MAF is strongest in September (94.1% on-time) and weakest in June (88.5%), a 5.6-point swing. Volume peaks in October (~1,518 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) at 80.3% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Midland/Odessa, TX vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
82.9%Top 56%higher than 44% of 382 airports
Midland/Odessa, TX
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U.S. airports by on-time rate, bucketed by value
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Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data (2020–2025).
Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.
MAF's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.
Check the busiest route from MAF before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in September rather than June if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 14.8 min here; check the monthly series before a tight connection. Taxi times →
On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers at this airport, not any single flight or airline.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Midland/Odessa, TX's on-time rate?
Midland/Odessa, TX (MAF) has a 82.9% on-time rate across 100,719 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 3.9 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the below-median on-time performance.
How does MAF rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Midland/Odessa, TX ranks #104 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a high-volume U.S. airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at Midland/Odessa, TX?
Late Aircraft is the leading delay cause at MAF, accounting for 36.7% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 36.7% late-aircraft, 36.4% carrier, 17.4% NAS/air-traffic-control, 9.3% weather, and 0.3% security.
When is the best time to fly through Midland/Odessa, TX?
September is historically MAF's strongest month at 94.1% on-time, while June is the weakest at 88.5%, a 5.6-point swing across the BTS historical record.