Flights San Antonio → Memphis
SAT → MEM
Route overview
The flight route connects San Antonio, which has a historic airport opened in 1942, with the bustling city of Memphis. The destination airport serves over four million passengers annually, underscoring its significance as a major transportation hub.
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.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The San Antonio (SAT) → Memphis (MEM) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 10/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Memphis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from San Antonio the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Memphis: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Antonio (SAT) to Memphis (MEM) heads north-east for about 1,006 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 41m.
Air-traffic congestion: departing San Antonio the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Memphis it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
Airlines operating SAT-MEM
Airports
Frequently asked questions about SAT-MEM
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The route is operated by 1 airline: Delta Air Lines.
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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.
