ON TIMEBOARD

LAS → MFE on time

Las Vegas Harry Reid (Las Vegas, NV) to McAllen Miller (Mission/McAllen/Edinburg, TX). Every scheduled flight, September 2025 to August 2026.

On time
89%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
0.5%
428 flights
Typical arrival
−10 min
median vs schedule
When late
+49 min
average delay
Flights / day
1
1 airline

89% of flights from Las Vegas to Mission arrived on time over the past 12 months. That is better than the typical U.S. route. 3% of flights arrived more than an hour late or not at all.

How late?

The on-time rate treats a flight 20 minutes late the same as one 5 hours late. Here's the split for LAS → MFE: when a flight was late, it was under 45 minutes late 59% of the time. About 1 in 36 flights landed an hour or more late; 0.5% were cancelled outright.

Share of all 428 scheduled flights, past 12 months, by arrival time against schedule.

By airline

AirlineFlightsOn timeCancelledTypical arrival1h+ lateAvg when lateOperated by
Allegiant Air42889%0.5%−10 min2.8%+49 minAllegiant Air

Airline = the name on the ticket. Regional flights (e.g. "Delta Connection") count under the ticketing airline, and the operator is listed.

Best time of day to fly

On-time rate by scheduled departure hour (local time at LAS). Delays build through the day as late planes knock on, so early flights usually do best.

40%70%100%6 a.m. departures: 95% on time (103 flights)956a7 a.m. departures: too few flights (82 flights)7a8 a.m. departures: too few flights (29 flights)8a9 a.m. departures: too few flights (5 flights)9a10 a.m. departures: too few flights (20 flights)10a11 a.m. departures: too few flights (34 flights)11anoon departures: too few flights (20 flights)12p1 p.m. departures: too few flights1p2 p.m. departures: too few flights (33 flights)2p3 p.m. departures: too few flights (48 flights)3p4 p.m. departures: too few flights (52 flights)4p
LAS → MFE, share of flights arriving on time, by departure hour. Hours with under 100 flights are greyed out.
82%+ on time76–82%68–76%under 68%too few flights

Last flight of the day

On LAS → MFE, each airline's last flight of the day was cancelled 1.8% of the time, against 0.0% for its earlier flights, about the same. It arrived 3+ hours late 0.0% of the time (earlier flights: 0.0%). It matters more than the numbers suggest. Miss an earlier flight and there's another one that evening; miss the last one and you're usually waiting until morning.

AirlineLast departureLast: cancelledLast: 3h+ lateEarlier: cancelledNext morning
Allegiant Air11:00 a.m.1.8%0.0%0.0%first flight 7:05 a.m.

Last flight = the airline's last scheduled departure on this route that day, on days it flies the route at least twice; past 12 months. Times are typical scheduled times over the latest three months.

By month

Each calendar month pooled over 2023–2026. Best: March (91%). Worst: August (84%).

40%70%100%Jan: too few flights (86 flights)JanFeb: too few flights (82 flights)FebMar: 91% on time (101 flights)91MarApr: too few flights (90 flights)AprMay: 88% on time (100 flights)88MayJun: 86% on time (121 flights)86JunJul: 85% on time (123 flights)85JulAug: 84% on time (102 flights)84AugSep: 88% on time (106 flights)88SepOct: too few flights (93 flights)OctNov: too few flights (94 flights)NovDec: too few flights (93 flights)Dec

By day of week

DayFlightsOn timeCancelled
Monday54——
Tuesday26——
Wednesday54——
Thursday98——
Friday54——
Saturday39——
Sunday10384%1.9%

Why flights were late

Share of delay minutes on flights 15+ minutes late, as reported to BTS by the airlines.

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 53%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 21%Late inbound plane 18%Severe weather 7%

Cancellations: airline 1 · air traffic/airport 1

Month by month

Not enough months with data to draw a trend.

Worst days in the past year

DateFlightsOn timeCancelled
Sep 17, 2025367%0

Questions

How often are flights from LAS to MFE on time?

89% of 428 scheduled flights from Las Vegas, NV to Mission/McAllen/Edinburg, TX arrived within 15 minutes of schedule between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.5% were cancelled.

What month has the most delays from LAS to MFE?

August (84% on time). The best month is March (91%), over 2023–2026.

Is the last flight of the day from LAS to MFE more likely to be cancelled?

Yes. Each airline's last LAS–MFE flight of the day was cancelled 1.8% of the time over the past year, against 0.0% for its earlier flights. If the last flight is cancelled, the next one is usually the following morning.

Related

Domestic flights by the airlines that report to the U.S. DOT, plus their regional partners. "On time" means arriving less than 15 minutes after schedule; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Past performance is a guide, not a forecast. Method.