Route Reliability

Route reliability

Los Angeles (LAX) to Orlando (MCO): which airline is most on time?

On-time arrivals, cancellations and long delays for every airline that reported nonstop flights from Los Angeles, CA (LAX) 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

LAX to MCO

Los Angeles, CA to Orlando, FL

On time
75.6%vs 75.6% U.S. average About average
Cancelled
0.7%vs 1.9% U.S. average Better than average
60+ min late
6.9%vs 8.1% U.S. average Better than average
Scheduled flights
3,515in 12 months5 airlines
Most reliable airline
United Airlines88.6% on time · 827 flights

On time about as often as the U.S. average, with fewer 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 LAX 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. United Airlines Most reliable 88.6% 0.0% 2.3% 57 min 0.6% 827
2. Southwest Airlines 74.5% 0.0% 1.6% 33 min 0.0% 365
3. Delta Air Lines 74.2% 1.3% 7.4% 61 min 0.8% 1,383
4. American Airlines 71.3% 0.3% 10.9% 83 min 0.5% 734
5. Frontier Airlines Small sample (under 300 flights) 50.5% 1.9% 18.0% 90 min 0.0% 206

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

United Airlines has the strongest record on this route.

  • United Airlines had the best on-time record from Los Angeles (LAX) to Orlando (MCO): 88.6% of its 827 scheduled flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, compared with 71.3% for American Airlines.
  • 0.7% of flights on this route were cancelled (about 1 in 143), 1.2 points lower than the U.S. average of 1.9%.
  • 6.9% of flights, about 1 in 14, arrived an hour or more late. When a flight was late (15+ minutes), the average arrival delay was 66 min.
  • Overall, 75.6% of flights on this route arrived on time, about the same as the U.S. average of 75.6%.
  • Over the last 3 years, September was the most reliable month on this route (88.4% on time) and July the least reliable (63.3%).
  • Cancellations peaked in January, when 2.1% of flights were cancelled.
  • Flights scheduled to depart 9 pm to 10 pm were the most punctual (85.9% on time); flights scheduled to depart 3 pm to 4 pm were the least (65.1%).
  • In the other direction, Orlando (MCO) to Los Angeles (LAX), 80.9% of flights were on time and 0.7% were cancelled. Compare airlines MCO to LAX.

Best and worst months to fly LAX to MCO

Jan 81.5%
Feb 87.0%
Mar 67.7%
Apr 81.9%
May 80.0%
Jun 70.7%
Jul 63.3%
Aug 73.3%
Sep 88.4%
Oct 85.8%
Nov 85.3%
Dec 76.8%
Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 75.6%
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 81.5% 794
February 87.0% 717
March 67.7% 840
April 81.9% 825
May 80.0% 850
June 70.7% 817
July 63.3% 877
August 73.3% 783
September 88.4% 730
October 85.8% 772
November 85.3% 741
December 76.8% 806
Best and worst calendar month by airline, September 2023 to August 2026.
AirlineBest monthWorst month
United Airlines September (93.8%) July (77.8%)
Delta Air Lines September (90.5%) March (65.8%)
American Airlines February (87.6%) July (57.1%)

Month by month, last 12 months

Sep 90.6%
Oct 82.6%
Nov 78.1%
Dec 75.0%
Jan 76.9%
Feb 84.0%
Mar 59.7%
Apr 82.2%
May 78.2%
Jun 71.6%
Jul 63.1%
Aug 69.5%
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 90.6% 255
Oct 2025 82.6% 281
Nov 2025 78.1% 269
Dec 2025 75.0% 308
Jan 2026 76.9% 303
Feb 2026 84.0% 269
Mar 2026 59.7% 308
Apr 2026 82.2% 321
May 2026 78.2% 317
Jun 2026 71.6% 296
Jul 2026 63.1% 339
Aug 2026 69.5% 249

Best and worst departure times

7a 80.0%
8a Insufficient sample
9a 75.6%
10a 73.9%
11a 67.4%
1p 77.6%
2p Insufficient sample
3p 65.1%
4p 80.1%
9p 85.9%
10p 75.1%
11p 73.6%
Share of scheduled flights on time
By scheduled local departure hour at LAX, September 2025 to August 2026. Hours with no scheduled flights are omitted. Scale starts at zero.
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PeriodOn timeFlights
Departing 7 am to 8 am 80.0% 365
Departing 8 am to 9 am Insufficient sample 49
Departing 9 am to 10 am 75.6% 217
Departing 10 am to 11 am 73.9% 614
Departing 11 am to noon 67.4% 187
Departing 1 pm to 2 pm 77.6% 98
Departing 2 pm to 3 pm Insufficient sample 43
Departing 3 pm to 4 pm 65.1% 169
Departing 4 pm to 5 pm 80.1% 277
Departing 9 pm to 10 pm 85.9% 340
Departing 10 pm to 11 pm 75.1% 481
Departing 11 pm to midnight 73.6% 675
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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 Los Angeles, CA (LAX) 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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