Airport · MFE · Mission/McAllen/Edinburg, Texas

Mission/McAllen/Edinburg, TX

Mission/McAllen/Edinburg, TX posts bottom-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport. According to the U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, drawn from 47,923 flights (2020–2025); its biggest delay driver is late aircraft.

Compiled by PlainFlights Editorial, Flight Performance Editorial Team

Data updated 2026-06-13

80.6%
On-time: Top 81%
on-time, US airports: 88 min
Delay when late: 1.60%
Cancelled

Key Performance Metrics

Total Flights

47,923

Best Month

Sep 93.9%

Worst Month

Jun 88.7%

Delayed

9,291

Cancelled

765

60-65%

1
65-70%

4
70-75%

9
75-80%

48
80-85%

192
85-90%

116
90-95%

12

What this shows MFE is marked in the 80-85% band.

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Late Aircraft. Total delay minutes: 393,001.

Late Aircraft 39.6% (155,474 min)

Carrier 36.7% (144,339 min)

NAS (National Aviation System) 15.7% (61,649 min)

Weather 7.8% (30,733 min)

Security 0.2% (806 min)

Seasonal Performance Patterns

Monthly averages across all years of data. Best month: September (93.9% on-time). Most delays: June (88.7% on-time).

Month	Avg Flights	Avg Delayed	Avg Cancelled	On-Time %
December	669	134	4	91.7%
November	656	112	3	92.2%
October	742	118	4	93.1%
September	665	101	4	93.9%
August	682	139	8	91.3%
July	730	189	8	88.9%
June	645	173	9	88.7%
May	656	158	17	89.7%
April	589	110	27	91.6%
March	675	113	22	93.1%
February	617	93	12	93.8%
January	662	109	11	92.6%

Year-Over-Year Performance

Annual flight volume and on-time trends at MFE.

Year	Flights	Delayed	Cancelled	On-Time %
2025	9,726	915	93	90.6%
2024	9,371	889	86	90.5%
2023	6,030	507	41	91.6%
2022	7,552	635	109	91.6%
2021	8,248	742	138	91%
2020	6,996	282	298	96%

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Mission/McAllen/Edinburg, TX.

Cancellation Rate

1.60%

765 of 47,923 flights

Diversion Rate

0.07%

34 of 47,923 flights

Delay Rate

19.4%

9,291 of 47,923 flights

Monthly Performance

Recent 24 months of flight data.

Period	Flights	Dep Delayed	Arr Delayed	Cancelled	Diverted
Dec 2025	773	73	106	1	0
Nov 2025	828	67	87	7	0
Oct 2025	782	56	69	2	1
Sep 2025	691	56	70	5	1
Aug 2025	731	71	82	7	1
Jul 2025	800	90	106	3	2
Jun 2025	784	85	106	6	1
May 2025	834	103	127	12	0
Apr 2025	860	92	99	15	1
Mar 2025	902	83	111	10	2
Feb 2025	809	61	83	2	2
Jan 2025	932	78	88	23	1
Dec 2024	920	74	96	9	1
Nov 2024	814	71	79	3	0
Oct 2024	966	47	59	0	0
Sep 2024	875	56	78	1	0
Aug 2024	907	84	120	3	1
Jul 2024	944	130	183	14	0
Jun 2024	819	110	148	10	1
May 2024	786	117	163	23	2
Apr 2024	614	60	76	7	1
Mar 2024	582	52	75	6	0
Feb 2024	573	34	43	1	0
Jan 2024	571	54	68	9	0

Top Routes from MFE

Busiest routes to and from Mission/McAllen/Edinburg, TX.

Route	Flights	On-Time	Distance
DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) → MFE (Mission/McAllen/Edinburg)	13,432	74.4%	469 mi
MFE (Mission/McAllen/Edinburg) → DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth)	13,432	79.9%	469 mi
MFE (Mission/McAllen/Edinburg) → IAH (Houston)	5,812	89.1%	316 mi
IAH (Houston) → MFE (Mission/McAllen/Edinburg)	5,811	83.2%	316 mi
AUS (Austin) → MFE (Mission/McAllen/Edinburg)	1,697	79.8%	279 mi
MFE (Mission/McAllen/Edinburg) → AUS (Austin)	1,697	80.1%	279 mi
MFE (Mission/McAllen/Edinburg) → LAS (Las Vegas)	1,156	77%	1,210 mi
LAS (Las Vegas) → MFE (Mission/McAllen/Edinburg)	1,155	80.2%	1,210 mi

Airports With a Similar On-Time Rate

Other U.S. airports nationwide whose on-time rate is closest to Mission/McAllen/Edinburg, TX's 80.6%.

Buffalo, NY

80.6% on-time 221,909 flights

Portsmouth, NH

80.6% on-time 4,468 flights

North Bend/Coos Bay, OR

80.6% on-time 4,337 flights

Nantucket, MA

80.5% on-time 17,080 flights

Hartford, CT

80.7% on-time 253,617 flights

Jackson, WY

80.7% on-time 64,902 flights

Other Airports in Texas

Compare performance with other Texas airports.

DFW 78.5%

Dallas/Fort Worth, TX

Dallas/Fort Worth · 3,395,134 flights

IAH 81.6%

Houston, TX

Houston · 1,404,392 flights

AUS 79.3%

Austin, TX

Austin · 909,441 flights

DAL 77.6%

Dallas, TX

Dallas · 791,209 flights

HOU 79.4%

Houston, TX

Houston · 618,821 flights

SAT 81.7%

San Antonio, TX

San Antonio · 419,736 flights

ELP 81.4%

El Paso, TX

El Paso · 186,225 flights

MAF 82.9%

Midland/Odessa, TX

Midland/Odessa · 100,719 flights

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What the Data Says About MFE

Mission/McAllen/Edinburg, TX in Mission/McAllen/Edinburg, Texas handled 47,923 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 80.6% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 9,291 experienced delays, 765 were cancelled, and 34 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 1.60%, the diversion rate to 0.07%, and the average delay when departures run late is 87.6 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing MFE against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at MFE, Late Aircraft leads the pack. Late Aircraft accounts for 39.6% of total delay minutes, followed by Carrier at 36.7% and NAS (National Aviation System) at 15.7%. Weather contributes 7.8% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 0.2%. 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 MFE with a 93.9% on-time rate, while June is the roughest at 88.7% - a 5-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in October, when average flights hit 742. The busiest route connecting MFE is to DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth), with 13,432 flights at a 74.4% on-time rate. Combine these numbers - 80.6% on-time, 87.6-minute average delay, 1.60% cancellation rate, and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Mission/McAllen/Edinburg, TX.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the on-time performance rate at Mission/McAllen/Edinburg, TX (MFE)? ▼

Mission/McAllen/Edinburg, TX has an overall on-time departure rate of 80.6%. Out of 47,923 total flights tracked, 9,291 experienced delays and 765 were cancelled.

What is the most common cause of delays at MFE? ▼

The top delay cause at Mission/McAllen/Edinburg, TX is Late Aircraft. Late Aircraft accounts for 39.6% of all delay minutes.

What is the average delay time at MFE? ▼

The average delay at Mission/McAllen/Edinburg, TX is 87.6 minutes. This includes delays from carrier issues, weather, National Aviation System constraints, security, and late-arriving aircraft.

What is the best month to fly from MFE? ▼

Based on historical data, September has the best on-time performance at MFE with 93.9% of flights departing on time.

What is the worst month for delays at MFE? ▼

June tends to have the most delays at MFE, with an on-time rate of only 88.7%.

How many routes operate from MFE? ▼

Mission/McAllen/Edinburg, TX serves at least 8 routes. The busiest route is DFW to MFE (Dallas/Fort Worth - Mission/McAllen/Edinburg) with 13,432 flights.

What is the cancellation rate at MFE? ▼

Mission/McAllen/Edinburg, TX has a cancellation rate of 1.60%, based on 765 cancelled flights out of 47,923 total flights tracked.

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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.

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Travel in September rather than June if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns
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Data sourced from U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) On-Time Performance data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFlights Editorial

Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Airline on-time performance and operational reliability · 2025 Accessed 2026-07-23

Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. Airport figures are computed directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.