Historical on-time performance
Houston to Orlando
849 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on HOU–MCO arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.8%of scheduled flights
based on 2,028 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.8%Flights2,028
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)29%
- Late aircraft39%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline6%
- Weather24%
- Air traffic (NAS)71%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). Shares are among 17 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 HOU → 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 — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 2,111 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 30 min · 1,185 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 70 min · 954 flights
- Evenings68% on time · p90 60 min · 1,233 flights
- Overnights64% on time · p90 60 min · 564 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 81% on time.
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 789 flights
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 820 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 40 min · 926 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 816 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 40 min · 937 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 45 min · 876 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 883 flights
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