Historical on-time performance
Newark to Orlando
937 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on EWR–MCO arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.9%of scheduled flights
based on 6,616 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time84%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.0%Flights61
- United AirlinesbestOn-time77%Medianon timep9050 minCancel1.8%Flights3,979
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time70%Medianon timep9075 minCancel3.6%Flights1,399
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time67%Medianon timep9080 minCancel5.8%Flights1,177
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline22%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)34%
- Late aircraft38%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline8%
- Weather60%
- Air traffic (NAS)31%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 191 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 EWR → 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 — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 6,274 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 45 min · 4,923 flights
- Afternoons65% on time · p90 90 min · 4,544 flights
- Overnights64% on time · p90 100 min · 1,518 flights
- Evenings63% on time · p90 95 min · 2,986 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 2,848 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 2,844 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 70 min · 2,843 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 65 min · 2,943 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 60 min · 2,909 flights
- Mondays71% on time · p90 70 min · 2,925 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 70 min · 2,933 flights
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