Route Reliability

Route reliability

Orlando (MCO) to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW): 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 Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW), 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 DFW

Orlando, FL to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX

On time
72.3%vs 75.6% U.S. average Worse than average
Cancelled
2.6%vs 1.9% U.S. average Worse than average
60+ min late
10.0%vs 8.1% U.S. average Worse than average
Scheduled flights
4,892in 12 months3 airlines
Most reliable airline
Frontier Airlines76.5% on time · 816 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 DFW, 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 76.5% 1.6% 7.2% 64 min 0.4% 816
2. American Airlines 71.9% 2.6% 10.6% 88 min 0.4% 3,673
3. Spirit Airlines 67.5% 4.0% 9.4% 60 min 0.7% 403

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 Orlando (MCO) to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW): 76.5% of its 816 scheduled flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, compared with 67.5% for Spirit 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%.
  • 10.0% of flights, about 1 in 10, arrived an hour or more late. When a flight was late (15+ minutes), the average arrival delay was 82 min.
  • Overall, 72.3% of flights on this route arrived on time, 3.3 points lower than the U.S. average of 75.6%.
  • Over the last 3 years, November was the most reliable month on this route (78.3% on time) and May the least reliable (62.8%).
  • Cancellations peaked in January, when 5.7% of flights were cancelled.
  • Flights scheduled to depart 7 am to 8 am were the most punctual (89.2% on time); flights scheduled to depart 7 pm to 8 pm were the least (41.1%).
  • In the other direction, Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) to Orlando (MCO), 62.5% of flights were on time and 2.6% were cancelled. Compare airlines DFW to MCO.

Best and worst months to fly MCO to DFW

Jan 66.7%
Feb 77.7%
Mar 65.1%
Apr 72.1%
May 62.8%
Jun 67.5%
Jul 64.4%
Aug 62.9%
Sep 76.9%
Oct 78.1%
Nov 78.3%
Dec 74.6%
Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 72.3%
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 66.7% 1,287
February 77.7% 1,159
March 65.1% 1,395
April 72.1% 1,231
May 62.8% 1,271
June 67.5% 1,257
July 64.4% 1,308
August 62.9% 1,094
September 76.9% 1,119
October 78.1% 1,185
November 78.3% 1,204
December 74.6% 1,275
Best and worst calendar month by airline, September 2023 to August 2026.
AirlineBest monthWorst month
Frontier Airlines February (83.6%) July (66.3%)
American Airlines November (80.3%) May (60.8%)
Spirit Airlines September (80.9%) March (51.5%)

Month by month, last 12 months

Sep 79.5%
Oct 75.4%
Nov 72.4%
Dec 77.1%
Jan 68.7%
Feb 79.0%
Mar 69.8%
Apr 75.0%
May 71.8%
Jun 63.2%
Jul 68.1%
Aug 69.1%
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 79.5% 376
Oct 2025 75.4% 386
Nov 2025 72.4% 373
Dec 2025 77.1% 410
Jan 2026 68.7% 441
Feb 2026 79.0% 385
Mar 2026 69.8% 451
Apr 2026 75.0% 436
May 2026 71.8% 426
Jun 2026 63.2% 410
Jul 2026 68.1% 439
Aug 2026 69.1% 359

Best and worst departure times

<6a 87.9%
6a 87.2%
7a 89.2%
8a 85.1%
9a 85.7%
10a 81.5%
11a 77.2%
12p 63.3%
1p 70.4%
2p 67.9%
3p 62.0%
4p 52.4%
5p 57.6%
6p 49.1%
7p 41.1%
8p 63.5%
9p Insufficient sample
10p 56.1%
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 87.9% 413
Departing 6 am to 7 am 87.2% 344
Departing 7 am to 8 am 89.2% 452
Departing 8 am to 9 am 85.1% 402
Departing 9 am to 10 am 85.7% 407
Departing 10 am to 11 am 81.5% 189
Departing 11 am to noon 77.2% 382
Departing noon to 1 pm 63.3% 128
Departing 1 pm to 2 pm 70.4% 260
Departing 2 pm to 3 pm 67.9% 249
Departing 3 pm to 4 pm 62.0% 353
Departing 4 pm to 5 pm 52.4% 355
Departing 5 pm to 6 pm 57.6% 297
Departing 6 pm to 7 pm 49.1% 287
Departing 7 pm to 8 pm 41.1% 248
Departing 8 pm to 9 pm 63.5% 52
Departing 9 pm to 10 pm Insufficient sample 17
Departing 10 pm to 11 pm 56.1% 57
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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 Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW), 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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