Route Reliability

Route reliability

Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) to Orlando (MCO): which airline is most on time?

On-time arrivals, cancellations and long delays for every airline that reported nonstop flights from Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW) to Orlando, FL (MCO), September 2025 to August 2026.

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

Dallas/Fort Worth, TXOrlando, FL

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Route at a glance · September 2025 to August 2026

DFW to MCO

Dallas/Fort Worth, TX to Orlando, FL

On time
62.5%vs 75.6% U.S. average Worse than average
Cancelled
2.6%vs 1.9% U.S. average Worse than average
60+ min late
13.7%vs 8.1% U.S. average Worse than average
Scheduled flights
4,892in 12 months3 airlines
Most reliable airline
Frontier Airlines72.4% on time · 814 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 DFW 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. Frontier Airlines Most reliable 72.4% 2.1% 11.9% 98 min 0.4% 814
2. Spirit Airlines 66.6% 3.7% 11.4% 64 min 0.0% 404
3. American Airlines 59.8% 2.6% 14.4% 68 min 0.6% 3,674

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

Frontier Airlines has the strongest record on this route.

  • Frontier Airlines had the best on-time record from Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) to Orlando (MCO): 72.4% of its 814 scheduled flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, compared with 59.8% for American 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%.
  • 13.7% of flights, about 1 in 7, arrived an hour or more late. When a flight was late (15+ minutes), the average arrival delay was 71 min.
  • Overall, 62.5% of flights on this route arrived on time, 13.1 points lower than the U.S. average of 75.6%.
  • Over the last 3 years, February was the most reliable month on this route (75.4% on time) and July the least reliable (50.2%).
  • Cancellations peaked in January, when 5.7% of flights were cancelled.
  • Flights scheduled to depart 6 am to 7 am were the most punctual (85.5% on time); flights scheduled to depart 7 pm to 8 pm were the least (48.0%).
  • In the other direction, Orlando (MCO) to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), 72.3% of flights were on time and 2.6% were cancelled. Compare airlines MCO to DFW.

Best and worst months to fly DFW to MCO

Jan 65.5%
Feb 75.4%
Mar 59.6%
Apr 66.1%
May 58.4%
Jun 50.2%
Jul 50.2%
Aug 57.1%
Sep 74.5%
Oct 69.8%
Nov 74.2%
Dec 70.1%
Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 62.5%
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 65.5% 1,285
February 75.4% 1,163
March 59.6% 1,395
April 66.1% 1,228
May 58.4% 1,270
June 50.2% 1,257
July 50.2% 1,306
August 57.1% 1,094
September 74.5% 1,120
October 69.8% 1,190
November 74.2% 1,203
December 70.1% 1,281
Best and worst calendar month by airline, September 2023 to August 2026.
AirlineBest monthWorst month
Frontier Airlines February (83.6%) June (64.0%)
Spirit Airlines September (85.1%) March (57.7%)
American Airlines February (73.1%) July (44.5%)

Month by month, last 12 months

Sep 78.4%
Oct 61.9%
Nov 65.5%
Dec 69.1%
Jan 59.8%
Feb 69.4%
Mar 56.1%
Apr 70.7%
May 66.3%
Jun 46.0%
Jul 50.7%
Aug 58.2%
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 78.4% 375
Oct 2025 61.9% 388
Nov 2025 65.5% 374
Dec 2025 69.1% 411
Jan 2026 59.8% 438
Feb 2026 69.4% 385
Mar 2026 56.1% 451
Apr 2026 70.7% 437
May 2026 66.3% 427
Jun 2026 46.0% 409
Jul 2026 50.7% 438
Aug 2026 58.2% 359

Best and worst departure times

<6a 84.1%
6a 85.5%
7a 73.9%
8a 80.9%
9a 75.7%
10a 69.1%
11a 72.1%
12p 63.8%
1p 59.2%
2p 53.3%
3p 58.1%
4p 53.6%
5p 49.6%
6p 49.0%
7p 48.0%
8p 52.2%
9p 72.1%
10p Insufficient sample
Share of scheduled flights on time
By scheduled local departure hour at DFW, September 2025 to August 2026. Hours with no scheduled flights are omitted. Scale starts at zero.
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PeriodOn timeFlights
Departing before 6 am 84.1% 63
Departing 6 am to 7 am 85.5% 186
Departing 7 am to 8 am 73.9% 391
Departing 8 am to 9 am 80.9% 320
Departing 9 am to 10 am 75.7% 272
Departing 10 am to 11 am 69.1% 136
Departing 11 am to noon 72.1% 469
Departing noon to 1 pm 63.8% 417
Departing 1 pm to 2 pm 59.2% 282
Departing 2 pm to 3 pm 53.3% 428
Departing 3 pm to 4 pm 58.1% 62
Departing 4 pm to 5 pm 53.6% 373
Departing 5 pm to 6 pm 49.6% 450
Departing 6 pm to 7 pm 49.0% 396
Departing 7 pm to 8 pm 48.0% 269
Departing 8 pm to 9 pm 52.2% 270
Departing 9 pm to 10 pm 72.1% 86
Departing 10 pm to 11 pm Insufficient sample 22
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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 Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW) 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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