Historical on-time performance
Fort Lauderdale to Orlando
178 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on FLL–MCO arrive on time 84% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate84%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 1,231 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesbestOn-time87%Medianon timep9020 minCancel1.5%Flights478
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.0%Flights753
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline31%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)42%
- Late aircraft23%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 1,788 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 45 min · 155 flights · limited
- Overnights55% on time · p90 105 min · 923 flights
- Afternoons55% on time · p90 110 min · 177 flights · limited
- Evenings55% on time · p90 85 min · 911 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 67% to 75% on time.
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 55 min · 579 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 50 min · 568 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 60 min · 566 flights
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 70 min · 621 flights
- Mondays71% on time · p90 65 min · 575 flights
- Saturdays68% on time · p90 75 min · 518 flights
- Sundays67% on time · p90 70 min · 527 flights
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