Airport reliability

Orlando (MCO) on-time performance

How reliably flights leave Orlando, FL (MCO) and reach their destinations, by airline, departure hour and month, September 2025 to August 2026.

Historical performance Official DOT data through August 2026 · Not live flight status

Orlando, FL159,940 departures in 12 months

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Departures on time: 73.0%
Cancelled: 1.8%
60+ minutes late: 9.3%
Scheduled departures: 159,940

What this means

MCO departures ran below the U.S. average.

73.0% of the 159,940 scheduled departures from Orlando (MCO) arrived at their destination on time, 2.6 points lower than the U.S. average of 75.6%.
1.8% of departures were cancelled (U.S. average 1.9%), and 9.3% arrived an hour or more late.
Flights arriving at MCO were on time 73.7% of the time.
Among airlines with at least 300 departures, United Airlines was the most punctual from MCO (80.3%) and Allegiant Air the least (66.6%).
Over the last 3 years, November was the most reliable month for departures from MCO (81.5% on time) and July the least reliable (64.9%).
Cancellations peaked in January, when 2.8% of flights were cancelled.
Flights scheduled to depart 6 am to 7 am were the most punctual (91.7% on time); flights scheduled to depart 9 pm to 10 pm were the least (55.5%).

Airlines at MCO

Ranked by on-time arrival

Departures from MCO, September 2025 to August 2026. On time means arrived at the destination within 15 minutes of schedule.
Airline	On time	Cancelled	60+ min late	Avg delay when late	Departures
United Airlines	80.3%	1.1%	7.4%	83 min	15,054
Alaska Airlines	77.1%	0.6%	6.6%	58 min	2,396
Delta Air Lines	76.2%	1.9%	9.2%	83 min	21,571
Republic AirwaysSold as American Eagle, Delta Connection, United Express	75.2%	0.5%	8.2%	60 min	404
Frontier Airlines	74.8%	1.7%	9.6%	79 min	19,073
American Airlines	72.7%	2.0%	10.5%	90 min	19,654
Southwest Airlines	71.6%	1.1%	8.0%	57 min	51,275
JetBlue Airways	69.1%	2.7%	12.0%	77 min	18,799
Spirit Airlines	66.9%	4.3%	11.4%	67 min	11,307
Allegiant Air	66.6%	1.7%	14.3%	93 min	407

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On-time rate by departure hour

<6a 90.4%

6a 91.7%

7a 89.7%

8a 87.2%

9a 83.9%

10a 81.3%

11a 77.8%

12p 73.6%

1p 71.7%

2p 69.1%

3p 65.0%

4p 62.8%

5p 61.5%

6p 59.9%

7p 59.8%

8p 58.6%

9p 55.5%

10p 58.4%

11p 74.7%

Share of scheduled flights on time MCO average 73.0%

Departures from MCO by scheduled local departure hour, September 2025 to August 2026. Scale starts at zero.

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Period	On time	Flights
Departing before 6 am	90.4%	2,460
Departing 6 am to 7 am	91.7%	10,928
Departing 7 am to 8 am	89.7%	12,443
Departing 8 am to 9 am	87.2%	10,509
Departing 9 am to 10 am	83.9%	11,848
Departing 10 am to 11 am	81.3%	9,917
Departing 11 am to noon	77.8%	9,794
Departing noon to 1 pm	73.6%	8,036
Departing 1 pm to 2 pm	71.7%	7,397
Departing 2 pm to 3 pm	69.1%	8,664
Departing 3 pm to 4 pm	65.0%	9,787
Departing 4 pm to 5 pm	62.8%	9,085
Departing 5 pm to 6 pm	61.5%	10,315
Departing 6 pm to 7 pm	59.9%	9,213
Departing 7 pm to 8 pm	59.8%	12,509
Departing 8 pm to 9 pm	58.6%	9,419
Departing 9 pm to 10 pm	55.5%	4,819
Departing 10 pm to 11 pm	58.4%	1,991
Departing 11 pm to midnight	74.7%	806

Best and worst months at MCO

Jan 74.2%

Feb 76.6%

Mar 70.1%

Apr 78.8%

May 72.0%

Jun 70.6%

Jul 64.9%

Aug 66.5%

Sep 79.1%

Oct 79.3%

Nov 81.5%

Dec 75.7%

Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 73.0%

Departures from MCO by calendar month, September 2023 to August 2026 pooled. Scale starts at zero.

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Period	On time	Flights
January	74.2%	41,140
February	76.6%	39,491
March	70.1%	46,218
April	78.8%	42,976
May	72.0%	40,392
June	70.6%	38,950
July	64.9%	40,052
August	66.5%	37,004
September	79.1%	34,285
October	79.3%	39,461
November	81.5%	40,187
December	75.7%	43,020

Month by month, last 12 months

Sep 84.2%

Oct 75.1%

Nov 77.4%

Dec 70.6%

Jan 72.4%

Feb 70.9%

Mar 67.5%

Apr 77.0%

May 77.8%

Jun 72.3%

Jul 66.2%

Aug 66.5%

Share of scheduled flights on time U.S. average 75.6%

Departures from MCO, September 2025 to August 2026. Scale starts at zero.

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Period	On time	Flights
Sep 2025	84.2%	11,256
Oct 2025	75.1%	13,245
Nov 2025	77.4%	13,206
Dec 2025	70.6%	14,287
Jan 2026	72.4%	13,786
Feb 2026	70.9%	13,339
Mar 2026	67.5%	15,497
Apr 2026	77.0%	14,604
May 2026	77.8%	12,958
Jun 2026	72.3%	12,541
Jul 2026	66.2%	13,136
Aug 2026	66.5%	12,085

Busiest routes from MCO

Nonstop routes from MCO by scheduled flights, September 2025 to August 2026.
To	On time	Cancelled	Airlines	Flights
Atlanta (ATL)	73.6%	1.6%	4	8,259
Newark (EWR)	72.2%	3.3%	4	6,389
Chicago (ORD)	69.3%	1.8%	5	6,224
San Juan (SJU)	73.0%	1.1%	4	6,141
Philadelphia (PHL)	69.5%	2.5%	4	5,333
New York (LGA)	64.2%	4.3%	5	5,149
Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW)	72.3%	2.6%	3	4,892
New York (JFK)	72.0%	3.7%	3	4,813
Charlotte (CLT)	77.0%	1.9%	3	4,735
Baltimore (BWI)	73.9%	2.4%	3	4,716
Boston (BOS)	68.7%	3.2%	6	4,614
Washington (DCA)	68.1%	2.4%	5	4,592
Denver (DEN)	79.6%	0.6%	3	4,523
Miami (MIA)	73.9%	1.2%	3	3,700
Detroit (DTW)	72.0%	1.1%	4	3,594
Houston (IAH)	82.6%	1.0%	3	3,569
Nashville (BNA)	71.7%	1.9%	4	3,550
Los Angeles (LAX)	80.9%	0.7%	5	3,517
Austin (AUS)	75.8%	1.2%	4	2,848
Chicago (MDW)	68.3%	1.8%	2	2,723

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Sources & data dates

Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (1987-present)
Period: September 2025 to August 2026 (12 months); month-of-year patterns September 2023 to August 2026
Data through: August 2026
Processed: 2026-11-03
Scope: Scheduled nonstop domestic departures from Orlando, FL (MCO) by airlines that report to the DOT.
Method: Rates use all scheduled flights as the denominator; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Figures based on fewer than 50 scheduled flights are suppressed. Full methodology.

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