Route Reliability

Route reliability

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

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

MCO to BWI

Orlando, FL to Baltimore, MD

On time
73.9%vs 75.6% U.S. average Worse than average
Cancelled
2.4%vs 1.9% U.S. average Worse than average
60+ min late
7.7%vs 8.1% U.S. average About average
Scheduled flights
4,716in 12 months3 airlines
Most reliable airline
Southwest Airlines75.3% on time · 3,621 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 MCO to BWI, 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 75.3% 1.9% 6.8% 59 min 0.5% 3,621
2. Frontier Airlines 70.7% 3.7% 10.3% 84 min 0.2% 642
3. Spirit Airlines 67.1% 4.0% 10.8% 64 min 0.7% 453

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 Orlando (MCO) to Baltimore (BWI): 75.3% of its 3,621 scheduled flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, compared with 67.1% for Spirit Airlines.
  • 2.4% of flights on this route were cancelled (about 1 in 42), 0.5 points higher than the U.S. average of 1.9%.
  • 7.7% of flights, about 1 in 13, arrived an hour or more late. When a flight was late (15+ minutes), the average arrival delay was 63 min.
  • Overall, 73.9% of flights on this route arrived on time, 1.7 points lower than the U.S. average of 75.6%.
  • Over the last 3 years, November was the most reliable month on this route (84.1% on time) and August the least reliable (62.2%).
  • Cancellations peaked in January, when 3.5% of flights were cancelled.
  • Flights scheduled to depart 7 am to 8 am were the most punctual (92.5% on time); flights scheduled to depart 9 pm to 10 pm were the least (52.2%).
  • In the other direction, Baltimore (BWI) to Orlando (MCO), 73.3% of flights were on time and 2.6% were cancelled. Compare airlines BWI to MCO.

Best and worst months to fly MCO to BWI

Jan 79.6%
Feb 76.6%
Mar 71.1%
Apr 78.4%
May 73.4%
Jun 70.9%
Jul 62.3%
Aug 62.2%
Sep 79.1%
Oct 80.3%
Nov 84.1%
Dec 79.4%
Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 73.9%
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 79.6% 1,321
February 76.6% 1,252
March 71.1% 1,382
April 78.4% 1,366
May 73.4% 1,248
June 70.9% 1,195
July 62.3% 1,265
August 62.2% 1,200
September 79.1% 1,140
October 80.3% 1,236
November 84.1% 1,318
December 79.4% 1,381
Best and worst calendar month by airline, September 2023 to August 2026.
AirlineBest monthWorst month
Southwest Airlines November (86.9%) July (64.2%)
Frontier Airlines December (86.9%) August (58.5%)
Spirit Airlines October (81.3%) July (51.2%)

Month by month, last 12 months

Sep 89.0%
Oct 81.9%
Nov 83.4%
Dec 74.2%
Jan 77.8%
Feb 69.7%
Mar 61.2%
Apr 76.0%
May 78.6%
Jun 69.5%
Jul 62.1%
Aug 65.6%
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 89.0% 346
Oct 2025 81.9% 365
Nov 2025 83.4% 416
Dec 2025 74.2% 423
Jan 2026 77.8% 410
Feb 2026 69.7% 399
Mar 2026 61.2% 418
Apr 2026 76.0% 434
May 2026 78.6% 369
Jun 2026 69.5% 354
Jul 2026 62.1% 398
Aug 2026 65.6% 384

Best and worst departure times

<6a Insufficient sample
6a 91.3%
7a 92.5%
8a 88.9%
9a 79.8%
10a 82.8%
11a 79.0%
12p 71.7%
1p 81.3%
2p 72.8%
3p 75.2%
4p 67.1%
5p 63.3%
6p 56.5%
7p 67.3%
8p 63.5%
9p 52.2%
10p 57.7%
Share of scheduled flights on time
By scheduled local departure hour at MCO, 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 Insufficient sample 34
Departing 6 am to 7 am 91.3% 368
Departing 7 am to 8 am 92.5% 322
Departing 8 am to 9 am 88.9% 342
Departing 9 am to 10 am 79.8% 347
Departing 10 am to 11 am 82.8% 303
Departing 11 am to noon 79.0% 181
Departing noon to 1 pm 71.7% 145
Departing 1 pm to 2 pm 81.3% 246
Departing 2 pm to 3 pm 72.8% 257
Departing 3 pm to 4 pm 75.2% 238
Departing 4 pm to 5 pm 67.1% 210
Departing 5 pm to 6 pm 63.3% 417
Departing 6 pm to 7 pm 56.5% 398
Departing 7 pm to 8 pm 67.3% 284
Departing 8 pm to 9 pm 63.5% 241
Departing 9 pm to 10 pm 52.2% 272
Departing 10 pm to 11 pm 57.7% 111
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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 Orlando, FL (MCO) to Baltimore, MD (BWI), 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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