Historical on-time performance
Columbus to Orlando
802 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CMH–MCO arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.4%of scheduled flights
based on 1,949 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesbestOn-time79%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.1%Flights1,535
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9070 minCancel2.3%Flights383
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time45%Median15 minp90215 minCancel6.5%Flights31
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)28%
- Late aircraft44%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline25%
- Weather57%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 28 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 CMH → 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 — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 2,337 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 25 min · 1,229 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 60 min · 1,104 flights
- Overnights69% on time · p90 65 min · 657 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 75 min · 1,322 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 83% on time.
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 840 flights
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 848 flights
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 1,077 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 40 min · 971 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 35 min · 946 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 979 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 65 min · 988 flights
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