Historical on-time performance
Fort Lauderdale to Orlando
178 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on FLL–MCO arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.1%of scheduled flights
based on 1,418 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesbestOn-time85%Medianon timep9025 minCancel1.3%Flights624
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9065 minCancel1.0%Flights794
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline34%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)37%
- Late aircraft27%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline13%
- Weather44%
- Air traffic (NAS)44%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 16 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 FLL → 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 — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 10 min · 1,839 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 65 min · 224 flights
- Evenings58% on time · p90 85 min · 923 flights
- Overnights57% on time · p90 95 min · 882 flights
- Afternoons50% on time · p90 115 min · 127 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 67% to 76% on time.
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 60 min · 623 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 60 min · 576 flights
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 581 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 50 min · 578 flights
- Mondays71% on time · p90 60 min · 575 flights
- Saturdays69% on time · p90 65 min · 539 flights
- Sundays67% on time · p90 75 min · 523 flights
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