Route Reliability

Route reliability

Baltimore (BWI) to Orlando (MCO): which airline is most on time?

On-time arrivals, cancellations and long delays for every airline that reported nonstop flights from Baltimore, MD (BWI) to Orlando, FL (MCO), September 2025 to August 2026.

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

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Route at a glance · September 2025 to August 2026

BWI to MCO

Baltimore, MD to Orlando, FL

On time
73.3%vs 75.6% U.S. average Worse than average
Cancelled
2.6%vs 1.9% U.S. average Worse than average
60+ min late
8.3%vs 8.1% U.S. average About average
Scheduled flights
4,707in 12 months3 airlines
Most reliable airline
Southwest Airlines74.8% on time · 3,614 flights

On time less often than the U.S. average, with more cancellations.

Compared with all U.S. flights, September 2025 to August 2026. “About average” means within 1.5 points for on time, 0.3 for cancelled and 1 for 60+ minutes late.

Airlines on this route

Ranked by on-time arrival

Airlines from BWI to MCO, September 2025 to August 2026. Rates are shares of all scheduled flights.
Airline On time Cancelled 60+ min late Avg delay when late Diverted Flights
1. Southwest Airlines Most reliable 74.8% 2.2% 7.2% 63 min 0.4% 3,614
2. Spirit Airlines 68.6% 3.3% 10.8% 77 min 0.2% 452
3. Frontier Airlines 67.7% 4.2% 12.9% 86 min 0.2% 641

On time = arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Avg delay when late = average arrival delay of flights 15+ minutes late. "Most reliable" needs at least 300 flights in 12 months. Tap a heading to sort.

What this means

Southwest Airlines has the strongest record on this route.

  • Southwest Airlines had the best on-time record from Baltimore (BWI) to Orlando (MCO): 74.8% of its 3,614 scheduled flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, compared with 67.7% for Frontier Airlines.
  • 2.6% of flights on this route were cancelled (about 1 in 38), 0.7 points higher than the U.S. average of 1.9%.
  • 8.3% of flights, about 1 in 12, arrived an hour or more late. When a flight was late (15+ minutes), the average arrival delay was 69 min.
  • Overall, 73.3% of flights on this route arrived on time, 2.3 points lower than the U.S. average of 75.6%.
  • Over the last 3 years, November was the most reliable month on this route (82.8% on time) and July the least reliable (60.8%).
  • Cancellations peaked in July, when 4.0% of flights were cancelled.
  • Flights scheduled to depart 7 am to 8 am were the most punctual (91.1% on time); flights scheduled to depart 9 pm to 10 pm were the least (57.7%).
  • In the other direction, Orlando (MCO) to Baltimore (BWI), 73.9% of flights were on time and 2.4% were cancelled. Compare airlines MCO to BWI.

Best and worst months to fly BWI to MCO

Jan 74.5%
Feb 79.1%
Mar 69.5%
Apr 78.9%
May 73.9%
Jun 68.1%
Jul 60.8%
Aug 64.1%
Sep 79.9%
Oct 79.9%
Nov 82.8%
Dec 74.5%
Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 73.3%
All airlines combined, by calendar month, September 2023 to August 2026 (3 years pooled). Scale starts at zero.
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PeriodOn timeFlights
January 74.5% 1,324
February 79.1% 1,256
March 69.5% 1,395
April 78.9% 1,374
May 73.9% 1,256
June 68.1% 1,203
July 60.8% 1,260
August 64.1% 1,199
September 79.9% 1,134
October 79.9% 1,241
November 82.8% 1,320
December 74.5% 1,379
Best and worst calendar month by airline, September 2023 to August 2026.
AirlineBest monthWorst month
Southwest Airlines November (83.7%) July (60.7%)
Spirit Airlines October (83.4%) July (65.5%)
Frontier Airlines November (82.4%) August (52.6%)

Month by month, last 12 months

Sep 86.3%
Oct 79.9%
Nov 79.7%
Dec 66.7%
Jan 75.9%
Feb 70.6%
Mar 65.0%
Apr 81.6%
May 84.3%
Jun 69.9%
Jul 58.8%
Aug 62.3%
Share of scheduled flights on time U.S. average 75.6%
All airlines combined, September 2025 to August 2026. Scale starts at zero.
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PeriodOn timeFlights
Sep 2025 86.3% 342
Oct 2025 79.9% 363
Nov 2025 79.7% 414
Dec 2025 66.7% 420
Jan 2026 75.9% 411
Feb 2026 70.6% 395
Mar 2026 65.0% 420
Apr 2026 81.6% 435
May 2026 84.3% 370
Jun 2026 69.9% 362
Jul 2026 58.8% 388
Aug 2026 62.3% 387

Best and worst departure times

6a 86.7%
7a 91.1%
8a 83.3%
9a 82.0%
10a 77.2%
11a 75.8%
12p 74.6%
1p 73.1%
2p 74.8%
3p 65.8%
4p 69.7%
5p 60.3%
6p 61.9%
7p 64.1%
8p 67.6%
9p 57.7%
10p Insufficient sample
Share of scheduled flights on time
By scheduled local departure hour at BWI, September 2025 to August 2026. Hours with no scheduled flights are omitted. Scale starts at zero.
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PeriodOn timeFlights
Departing 6 am to 7 am 86.7% 391
Departing 7 am to 8 am 91.1% 168
Departing 8 am to 9 am 83.3% 371
Departing 9 am to 10 am 82.0% 411
Departing 10 am to 11 am 77.2% 404
Departing 11 am to noon 75.8% 339
Departing noon to 1 pm 74.6% 209
Departing 1 pm to 2 pm 73.1% 208
Departing 2 pm to 3 pm 74.8% 147
Departing 3 pm to 4 pm 65.8% 325
Departing 4 pm to 5 pm 69.7% 380
Departing 5 pm to 6 pm 60.3% 307
Departing 6 pm to 7 pm 61.9% 320
Departing 7 pm to 8 pm 64.1% 198
Departing 8 pm to 9 pm 67.6% 275
Departing 9 pm to 10 pm 57.7% 213
Departing 10 pm to 11 pm Insufficient sample 41
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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
Nonstop scheduled flights from Baltimore, MD (BWI) to Orlando, FL (MCO), one direction. Airlines that report to the DOT only.
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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