Best time to fly out of Rogue Valley -Medford (MFR)
The early-flight folk wisdom holds up at Rogue Valley -Medford: departures in the 6–8am band left on time 94% of the time, against 76.2% in the 6–8pm band. These are historical odds, not forecasts. The records say what happened on this schedule over three years; they know nothing about tomorrow’s thunderstorm.
Data through June 2026 · Bureau of Transportation Statistics
On-time rate by hour and day
On this page, “on time” means a departure that pushed back less than 15 minutes behind its scheduled time — the Bureau of Transportation Statistics definition, and the one airlines are held to.
| Departure time | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before 6am | 93 | 94 | 94 | 95 | 93 | 91 | 92 |
| 6–8am | 93 | 94 | 95 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 |
| 8–10am | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10am–12pm | 86 | 86 | 90 | 88 | 89 | – | 85 |
| 12–2pm | 85 | 81 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 81 |
| 2–4pm | 76 | 74 | 82 | 74 | 76 | 79 | 75 |
| 4–6pm | 84 | 94 | 93 | 88 | 82 | – | 84 |
| 6–8pm | 75 | 82 | 76 | 82 | 74 | – | 69 |
| 8–10pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10pm–12am | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
The steadiest stretch at MFR was 6–8am — 94% of departures left on time across 2,140 flights. The weakest was 6–8pm at 76.2%. 6–8am departures from MFR left on time 94% of the time across 2,140 flights; 6–8pm departures, 76.2% across 755. That is a gap of 17.8 points, and it is the whole case for the early flight.
The year at MFR
January was the hard month at MFR: 81.8% of departures left on time, across 1,144 flights. September was the easy one at 88.9%. Each month pools three years of that month, so a single bad week does not decide it.
| Month | Share departures that left on time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| January | 81.8% | 1,144 |
| February | 85.8% | 1,039 |
| March | 87.5% | 1,183 |
| April | 87.8% | 1,188 |
| May | 85.7% | 1,287 |
| June | 83.6% | 1,282 |
| July | 84.2% | 1,192 |
| August | 88.5% | 1,175 |
| September | 88.9% | 1,105 |
| October | 88% | 1,220 |
| November | 85.5% | 1,190 |
| December | 82.7% | 1,183 |
Airlines at MFR
Every airline with at least 100 departures from MFR, busiest first. These are that airline’s departures from this airport only — its record across the country sits on its own page.
| Airline | Left on time | Typical delay | Cancelled | Departures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkyWest Airlines | 88.4% | 99 min | 0.9% | 9,834 |
| United Airlines | 82.3% | 85 min | 0.7% | 3,191 |
| Allegiant Air | 69.2% | 96 min | 1.3% | 925 |
| Envoy Air | 91.9% | — | 1.3% | 238 |
A dash under typical delay means fewer than 30 of that airline’s departures ran 15 minutes late or more — too few to average.
What delays out of MFR were put down to
Airlines file a reason with every arrival running 15 minutes late or more. Across 2,129 flights that departed MFR and ran 15 minutes late or more, the delay minutes break down with 43.7% put down to airline operations and 20.4% to late-arriving aircraft.
- Late-arriving aircraft 20.4%
- Airline operations 43.7%
- Air traffic & airport volume 18.1%
- Severe weather 17.9%
- Security 0%
Late-arriving aircraft is the knock-on category: the plane came in late, so it went out late again. It is why a 7am problem in Newark is still a problem in Denver at dinnertime, and why it is usually the biggest slice on the bar.
If you are connecting through MFR
Of 14,190 scheduled arrivals into MFR, 82.7% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Of the 2,271 arrivals that ran late, 58.3% were no more than 45 minutes behind — which is the difference between a tight connection and a new boarding pass.
Work out a specific layover — pick the airport and the minutes you have, and the tool reads the same arrival records back as a share.
Busiest routes out of MFR
Ranked by flights, with the share that arrived on time at the far end. Where a route carries enough flights for a page of its own the chip goes there; otherwise it goes to the destination airport.
- SEA 90% on time · 3,261 flights
- SFO 76.4% on time · 2,925 flights
- PHX 88.4% on time · 2,213 flights
- SLC 90.2% on time · 2,196 flights
- DEN 85.1% on time · 2,190 flights
- LAS 66% on time · 471 flights
- SNA 76.6% on time · 286 flights
- PDX 87.1% on time · 240 flights
- LAX 79.7% on time · 220 flights
- SAN 79% on time · 162 flights
MFR in one number
Rogue Valley -Medford (MFR)
Rank 142 of 363 US airports by departures. Steadiest stretch of the day: 6–8am. Hardest month: January.
Questions about MFR
- What is the best time of day to fly out of Rogue Valley -Medford?
- 6–8am. Departures in that band left on time 94% of the time across 2,140 flights, July 2023 through June 2026 — the best of the ten bands in the day. The 6–8pm band was the weakest at 76.2%.
- Is the early flight out of MFR really more reliable?
- 6–8am departures from MFR left on time 94% of the time across 2,140 flights; 6–8pm departures, 76.2% across 755. That is a gap of 17.8 points, and it is the whole case for the early flight.
- What is the worst month to fly out of MFR?
- January: 81.8% of the departures that flew left on time, with 1,144 scheduled. September was the other end of the year at 88.9%. Each figure pools three years of that calendar month.
- Which airline is most on time at MFR?
- Envoy Air — 91.9% of its 238 departures from MFR left on time. Allegiant Air sat at the other end at 69.2% over 925 flights. Only airlines with at least 100 departures here are ranked.
- How often are flights cancelled at MFR?
- 0.9% of scheduled departures were cancelled over July 2023 through June 2026. Cancellations are counted against everything scheduled, not against everything that flew — a rate that looks small still adds up to real people in a rebooking line.