Historical on-time performance
Dallas to Orlando
973 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DAL–MCO arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate72%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.1%of scheduled flights
based on 2,611 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9050 minCancel1.1%Flights2,611
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)27%
- Late aircraft39%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly DAL → MCO
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 2,732 flights
- Middays74% on time · p90 40 min · 1,510 flights
- Afternoons66% on time · p90 65 min · 1,420 flights
- Overnights61% on time · p90 55 min · 718 flights
- Evenings59% on time · p90 80 min · 1,489 flights
Best day of week
Tuesdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 81% on time.
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 1,124 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 45 min · 1,154 flights
- Wednesdays73% on time · p90 45 min · 1,123 flights
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 1,065 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 55 min · 1,112 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 50 min · 1,152 flights
- Thursdays69% on time · p90 50 min · 1,139 flights
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