Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Orlando
984 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–MCO arrive on time 62% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate62%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay80 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.9%of scheduled flights
based on 4,901 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Envoy AirOn-time84%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.0%Flights31
- Frontier AirlinesbestOn-time73%Medianon timep9070 minCancel2.0%Flights694
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time66%Medianon timep9080 minCancel3.2%Flights566
- American AirlinesOn-time59%Median5 minp9085 minCancel3.0%Flights3,610
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Late aircraft47%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline11%
- Weather84%
- Air traffic (NAS)5%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 142 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 DFW → 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 — 78% on time.
- Mornings78% on time · p90 40 min · 3,834 flights
- Middays67% on time · p90 70 min · 3,778 flights
- Afternoons58% on time · p90 95 min · 2,666 flights
- Overnights54% on time · p90 95 min · 1,404 flights
- Evenings54% on time · p90 100 min · 3,152 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 59% to 69% on time.
- Tuesdays69% on time · p90 65 min · 1,967 flights
- Wednesdays68% on time · p90 75 min · 1,980 flights
- Thursdays65% on time · p90 75 min · 2,194 flights
- Mondays64% on time · p90 80 min · 2,199 flights
- Fridays64% on time · p90 75 min · 2,209 flights
- Saturdays61% on time · p90 85 min · 2,107 flights
- Sundays59% on time · p90 90 min · 2,218 flights
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