Route reliability

San Juan (SJU) to Orlando (MCO): which airline is most on time?

On-time arrivals, cancellations and long delays for every airline that reported nonstop flights from San Juan, PR (SJU) to Orlando, FL (MCO), September 2025 to August 2026.

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

San Juan, PROrlando, FL

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Route at a glance · September 2025 to August 2026

SJU to MCO

San Juan, PR to Orlando, FL

On time
76.8%vs 75.6% U.S. average About average
Cancelled
1.2%vs 1.9% U.S. average Better than average
60+ min late
7.6%vs 8.1% U.S. average About average
Scheduled flights
6,134in 12 months4 airlines
Most reliable airline
Frontier Airlines79.5% on time · 1,348 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 SJU 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 79.5% 1.3% 8.2% 131 min 0.0% 1,348
2. Southwest Airlines 78.9% 0.5% 3.7% 45 min 0.4% 2,108
3. Spirit Airlines 76.2% 2.3% 9.7% 82 min 0.2% 484
4. JetBlue Airways 73.4% 1.5% 10.3% 76 min 0.3% 2,194

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 San Juan (SJU) to Orlando (MCO): 79.5% of its 1,348 scheduled flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, compared with 73.4% for JetBlue Airways.
  • 1.2% of flights on this route were cancelled (about 1 in 83), 0.7 points lower than the U.S. average of 1.9%.
  • 7.6% of flights, about 1 in 13, arrived an hour or more late. When a flight was late (15+ minutes), the average arrival delay was 77 min.
  • Overall, 76.8% of flights on this route arrived on time, 1.2 points higher than the U.S. average of 75.6%.
  • Over the last 3 years, November was the most reliable month on this route (84.5% on time) and August the least reliable (70.1%).
  • Cancellations peaked in October, when 3.2% of flights were cancelled.
  • Flights scheduled to depart 8 am to 9 am were the most punctual (91.1% on time); flights scheduled to depart 4 pm to 5 pm were the least (60.1%).
  • In the other direction, Orlando (MCO) to San Juan (SJU), 73.0% of flights were on time and 1.1% were cancelled. Compare airlines MCO to SJU.

Best and worst months to fly SJU to MCO

Jan 73.4%
Feb 78.6%
Mar 72.4%
Apr 81.8%
May 82.3%
Jun 77.5%
Jul 71.6%
Aug 70.1%
Sep 81.9%
Oct 78.9%
Nov 84.5%
Dec 76.7%
Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 76.8%
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 73.4% 1,559
February 78.6% 1,312
March 72.4% 1,615
April 81.8% 1,470
May 82.3% 1,557
June 77.5% 1,788
July 71.6% 1,895
August 70.1% 1,624
September 81.9% 1,296
October 78.9% 1,391
November 84.5% 1,528
December 76.7% 1,707
Best and worst calendar month by airline, September 2023 to August 2026.
AirlineBest monthWorst month
Frontier Airlines November (85.5%) January (67.6%)
Southwest Airlines November (93.4%) August (74.5%)
Spirit Airlines June (81.1%) August (69.0%)
JetBlue Airways May (85.2%) July (66.3%)

Month by month, last 12 months

Sep 84.8%
Oct 79.8%
Nov 85.5%
Dec 78.1%
Jan 73.5%
Feb 72.5%
Mar 70.2%
Apr 78.5%
May 85.7%
Jun 79.5%
Jul 67.2%
Aug 71.6%
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 84.8% 428
Oct 2025 79.8% 446
Nov 2025 85.5% 483
Dec 2025 78.1% 534
Jan 2026 73.5% 510
Feb 2026 72.5% 426
Mar 2026 70.2% 517
Apr 2026 78.5% 480
May 2026 85.7% 475
Jun 2026 79.5% 601
Jul 2026 67.2% 647
Aug 2026 71.6% 587

Best and worst departure times

<6a 85.4%
6a 87.4%
7a 87.9%
8a 91.1%
9a 87.5%
10a 87.2%
11a 83.1%
12p 81.4%
1p 65.3%
2p 71.1%
3p 68.5%
4p 60.1%
5p 62.3%
6p 72.7%
7p 68.0%
8p 67.8%
9p 65.5%
10p 77.7%
11p Insufficient sample
Share of scheduled flights on time
By scheduled local departure hour at SJU, 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 85.4% 1,066
Departing 6 am to 7 am 87.4% 422
Departing 7 am to 8 am 87.9% 198
Departing 8 am to 9 am 91.1% 246
Departing 9 am to 10 am 87.5% 273
Departing 10 am to 11 am 87.2% 304
Departing 11 am to noon 83.1% 413
Departing noon to 1 pm 81.4% 263
Departing 1 pm to 2 pm 65.3% 199
Departing 2 pm to 3 pm 71.1% 173
Departing 3 pm to 4 pm 68.5% 445
Departing 4 pm to 5 pm 60.1% 406
Departing 5 pm to 6 pm 62.3% 305
Departing 6 pm to 7 pm 72.7% 297
Departing 7 pm to 8 pm 68.0% 241
Departing 8 pm to 9 pm 67.8% 451
Departing 9 pm to 10 pm 65.5% 275
Departing 10 pm to 11 pm 77.7% 139
Departing 11 pm to midnight Insufficient sample 18
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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 San Juan, PR (SJU) 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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