Medford, OR

What the Data Says About MFR

Medford, OR in Medford, Oregon handled 67,186 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 86.8% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 8,856 experienced delays, 535 were cancelled, and 65 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 0.80%, the diversion rate to 0.10%, and the average delay when departures run late is 83.0 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing MFR against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at MFR, Carrier leads the pack. Carrier accounts for 50.0% of total delay minutes, followed by Late Aircraft at 24.9% and Weather at 13.1%. Weather contributes 13.1% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 0.1%. Travelers often overestimate the weather share; the BTS categorization shows late-arriving aircraft and carrier operations as the larger contributors.

Seasonally, April runs the cleanest at MFR with a 95.4% on-time rate, while December is the roughest at 90.9% — a 5-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in July, when average flights hit 1,003. The busiest route from MFR is to SEA (Seattle), with 9,868 flights at a 90.3% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 86.8% on-time, 83.0-minute average delay, 0.80% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Medford, OR.