Historical on-time performance
Houston to Orlando
849 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on HOU–MCO arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.1%of scheduled flights
based on 1,945 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.1%Flights1,945
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)30%
- Late aircraft37%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 2,107 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 35 min · 1,127 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 70 min · 915 flights
- Evenings69% on time · p90 60 min · 1,322 flights
- Overnights64% on time · p90 55 min · 557 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 82% on time.
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 803 flights
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 808 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 819 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 40 min · 921 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 40 min · 913 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 45 min · 883 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 881 flights
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