Flights Memphis → Miami
MEM → MIA
Route overview
The flight route from Memphis to Miami operates with an average on-time performance rate of 85%, experiencing a mean delay of 23.2 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 125 flights using Embraer RJ145 aircraft, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic at around 50 million passengers.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Memphis (MEM) → Miami (MIA) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 159 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 20 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.26%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Miami the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Memphis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Miami: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Memphis (MEM) to Miami (MIA) heads south-east for about 1,384 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 9m.
Departures from Memphis on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 77% of MEM-MIA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Memphis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Miami it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 159 tracked MEM-MIA flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 20 min and a 1.3% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about MEM-MIA
On the Memphis (MEM) -> Miami (MIA) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 20 minutes, based on 159 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Memphis-Miami is 1.26% across 159 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
