Historical on-time performance
Denver to Orlando
1,546 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DEN–MCO arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 4,582 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesbestOn-time81%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.4%Flights1,780
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9050 minCancel1.2%Flights815
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.7%Flights1,987
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline38%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- Late aircraft39%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline42%
- Weather32%
- Air traffic (NAS)26%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 31 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 DEN → 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 — 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 20 min · 4,768 flights
- Overnights79% on time · p90 40 min · 1,072 flights
- Middays73% on time · p90 55 min · 2,919 flights
- Early mornings70% on time · p90 60 min · 746 flights
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 65 min · 2,043 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 70 min · 2,390 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 77% on time.
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 1,815 flights
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,823 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 50 min · 2,068 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 2,062 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 50 min · 2,049 flights
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 50 min · 2,015 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 50 min · 2,106 flights
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