Route reliability

Orlando (MCO) to San Juan (SJU): 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 San Juan, PR (SJU), September 2025 to August 2026.

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

Orlando, FLSan Juan, PR

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Route at a glance · September 2025 to August 2026

MCO to SJU

Orlando, FL to San Juan, PR

On time
73.0%vs 75.6% U.S. average Worse than average
Cancelled
1.1%vs 1.9% U.S. average Better than average
60+ min late
8.2%vs 8.1% U.S. average About average
Scheduled flights
6,141in 12 months4 airlines
Most reliable airline
Frontier Airlines75.5% on time · 1,350 flights

On time less often than 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 MCO to SJU, 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 75.5% 1.3% 8.9% 78 min 0.1% 1,350
2. Spirit Airlines 74.9% 1.2% 9.1% 65 min 0.0% 483
3. JetBlue Airways 74.4% 1.5% 8.9% 69 min 0.0% 2,196
4. Southwest Airlines 69.5% 0.6% 6.9% 49 min 0.0% 2,112

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 San Juan (SJU): 75.5% of its 1,350 scheduled flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, compared with 69.5% for Southwest Airlines.
  • 1.1% of flights on this route were cancelled (about 1 in 91), 0.8 points lower than the U.S. average of 1.9%.
  • 8.2% of flights, about 1 in 12, arrived an hour or more late. When a flight was late (15+ minutes), the average arrival delay was 63 min.
  • Overall, 73.0% of flights on this route arrived on time, 2.6 points lower than the U.S. average of 75.6%.
  • Over the last 3 years, November was the most reliable month on this route (81.5% on time) and July the least reliable (69.6%).
  • Cancellations peaked in October, when 3.2% of flights were cancelled.
  • Flights scheduled to depart 6 am to 7 am were the most punctual (91.3% on time); flights scheduled to depart 9 pm to 10 pm were the least (42.9%).
  • In the other direction, San Juan (SJU) to Orlando (MCO), 76.8% of flights were on time and 1.2% were cancelled. Compare airlines SJU to MCO.

Best and worst months to fly MCO to SJU

Jan 71.2%
Feb 76.7%
Mar 71.6%
Apr 78.6%
May 76.9%
Jun 73.0%
Jul 69.6%
Aug 71.3%
Sep 77.5%
Oct 78.2%
Nov 81.5%
Dec 72.6%
Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 73.0%
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 71.2% 1,553
February 76.7% 1,314
March 71.6% 1,621
April 78.6% 1,468
May 76.9% 1,558
June 73.0% 1,790
July 69.6% 1,892
August 71.3% 1,621
September 77.5% 1,291
October 78.2% 1,393
November 81.5% 1,542
December 72.6% 1,710
Best and worst calendar month by airline, September 2023 to August 2026.
AirlineBest monthWorst month
Frontier Airlines November (83.8%) June (65.1%)
Spirit Airlines October (80.7%) July (59.9%)
JetBlue Airways May (82.0%) January (68.9%)
Southwest Airlines September (83.1%) August (70.0%)

Month by month, last 12 months

Sep 82.6%
Oct 76.9%
Nov 77.9%
Dec 68.8%
Jan 66.2%
Feb 70.9%
Mar 64.0%
Apr 74.1%
May 79.4%
Jun 75.0%
Jul 69.1%
Aug 73.9%
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 82.6% 425
Oct 2025 76.9% 446
Nov 2025 77.9% 489
Dec 2025 68.8% 535
Jan 2026 66.2% 506
Feb 2026 70.9% 429
Mar 2026 64.0% 517
Apr 2026 74.1% 479
May 2026 79.4% 476
Jun 2026 75.0% 604
Jul 2026 69.1% 645
Aug 2026 73.9% 590

Best and worst departure times

<6a 89.7%
6a 91.3%
7a 90.9%
8a 89.1%
9a 78.3%
10a 83.0%
11a 71.4%
12p 70.1%
1p 70.2%
2p 73.4%
3p 74.4%
4p 68.1%
5p 67.2%
6p 65.4%
7p 51.0%
8p 53.0%
9p 42.9%
10p 50.9%
11p 75.5%
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 89.7% 331
Departing 6 am to 7 am 91.3% 644
Departing 7 am to 8 am 90.9% 353
Departing 8 am to 9 am 89.1% 147
Departing 9 am to 10 am 78.3% 254
Departing 10 am to 11 am 83.0% 436
Departing 11 am to noon 71.4% 384
Departing noon to 1 pm 70.1% 344
Departing 1 pm to 2 pm 70.2% 332
Departing 2 pm to 3 pm 73.4% 327
Departing 3 pm to 4 pm 74.4% 160
Departing 4 pm to 5 pm 68.1% 216
Departing 5 pm to 6 pm 67.2% 421
Departing 6 pm to 7 pm 65.4% 309
Departing 7 pm to 8 pm 51.0% 261
Departing 8 pm to 9 pm 53.0% 460
Departing 9 pm to 10 pm 42.9% 205
Departing 10 pm to 11 pm 50.9% 169
Departing 11 pm to midnight 75.5% 388
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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 San Juan, PR (SJU), 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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