Memphis11:25·23°C·#125/327

OPSMINOR DELAYS WEATHERVFR

+9 min

Memphis (MEM) airport average departure delay right now

Departures +9 min, arrivals 7 min early. This airport's board does not publish cancellations.

Hour by hour

11:00today +9 min on time

Drag. Solid bars are observed. Hatched bars are expected.

Memphis (MEM) delays today: 74% of the 61 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running +9 min and arrivals 7 min early, across 78 flights tracked so far today. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 22 October 2026 at 15:18 UTC.

Departures40 timed

On time68%27

Delayed32%13

typical now +9 min

Arrivals21 timed

On time81%17

Delayed19%4

typical now 7 min early

On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗

~~07:15~~ 11:39DL 3899MSP +264 min

11:25WN 4669TPA on time

11:32UA 5285IAH on time

11:50WN 2749AUS on time

11:54AA 1710DFW on time

11:54DL 3989MSP on time

11:55DL 82ATL on time

12:00LXJ 551TCB on time

When this board posts +15, the median flight leaves +24. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →

Arrivalsfull board ↗

12:00WN 3054HOU on time

12:10WN 1786MDW on time

12:12AA 5093CLT on time

12:27AA 5040PHL on time

12:38CNS 1382PWK on time

~~12:40~~ 12:57YX 4807LGA +17 min

Running late right now2 of 36 still on the board · 5.6%

+264

DL 3899 → MSP · dep 11:39

Across our network, flights this late still cancel only 3.0% of the time.

+17

YX 4807 from LGA · arr 12:57

Typical claw-back on this sector is ~24 min.

In the air to MEMlive positions · 3-min feed

3aircraft inbound · next to land WN 1786 from MDW, lands ~11:36

WN 1786MDW

lands ~11:36

WN 3054HOU

lands ~11:45

WN 1417DAL

lands ~12:37

Positions as of 11:21 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Why7 kt NE winds. Conditions like these carry no delay penalty at MEM in our weather × delay record.

Weather window Forecast (TAF) 🌤 staying clear No significant weather in the TAF window. Made up in the air Network figure ~27 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.

Last 30 days

Today is the 22nd worst day of the last 30. Median day: +11 min departures.

Typical week here

+12

MON

+11

TUE

+11

WED

+15

THU

+13

FRI

+10

SAT

+10

SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Saturday (+10 min), heaviest on Thursday (+15 min).

Watch this airportfree · no account

One message when MEM crosses your line, one when it clears. Nothing else, ever.

Memphis airport delays today

MEM has minor delays. A typical departure is currently +9 min. Arrivals are 7 min early. The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 13:00 (+9 min expected).

Nearby gateways: LIT JAN BNA BHM STL SDF · Global delay board · Nonstop routes from Memphis

Is Memphis (MEM) delayed right now?

MEM has minor delays. Departures +9 min, arrivals 7 min early. This airport's board does not publish cancellations. 74% of the 61 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

What is the current weather at Memphis (MEM)?

Winds NE-050 at 7kt, Vis 10sm, Temp 23°C, Dew 6°C, Alt 30.24 inHg, Sky clear. 23°C. wind 7 kt. visibility >10 km. flight rules VFR.

What is the best day to fly from Memphis (MEM)?

Over the last 90 days, Saturday averaged the lightest departure delays (+10 min). Thursday ran heaviest (+15 min).

How often are flights delayed at MEM today?

We tracked 78 flights today: departures +9 min, arrivals 7 min early.

What is the TAF forecast for MEM?

The next TAF period (VFR) forecasts: Winds NE-050 at 3kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Sky clear.

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How we measure this →

Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes

VFRRight now visual (VFR). Weather isn’t the binding constraint right now, and the forecast (TAF) below stays visual.

Wind50° 7 kt

Visibility>10 km

Temp / dew23 / 6 °C

Pressure1024 hPa

KMEM 221554Z 05007KT 10SM CLR 23/06 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP238 T02330061

10:00 to 11:00VFRWinds NE-050 at 3kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Sky clear

11:00 to 19:00VFRWinds NNE-030 at 7kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Sky clear

19:00 to 13:00VFRWinds NE-050 at 4kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Sky clear

Dep index

0.5/5Arr index

0.0/5

METAR 10:54 local · 31m ago · delay window 10:18 local · How these are computed → methodology