Historical on-time performance
Birmingham to Orlando
478 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BHM–MCO arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.5%of scheduled flights
based on 847 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.5%Flights847
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline15%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)34%
- Late aircraft47%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline25%
- Weather25%
- Air traffic (NAS)50%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). Shares are among 4 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly BHM → MCO
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 10 min · 1,028 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 40 min · 281 flights
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 70 min · 515 flights
- Evenings58% on time · p90 70 min · 443 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 86% on time.
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 25 min · 297 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 296 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 35 min · 310 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 40 min · 318 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 55 min · 373 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 310 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 50 min · 394 flights
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