IND → MCO: 80% on-time

Historical on-time performance

Indianapolis to Orlando

828 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS

Flights on IND–MCO arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.

On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min

p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)

Cancelled1.1%of scheduled flights

based on 2,136 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).

By airline

How each carrier compares

Airline	On-time	Median	p90	Cancel	Flights
Spirit Airlinesbest	84%	on time	30 min	1.7%	405
Southwest Airlines	79%	on time	40 min	0.9%	1,607
Frontier Airlines⚠ low data	76%	on time	40 min	1.6%	124

Spirit Airlinesbest
On-time84%
Medianon time
p9030 min
Cancel1.7%
Flights405
Southwest Airlines
On-time79%
Medianon time
p9040 min
Cancel0.9%
Flights1,607
Frontier Airlines
On-time76%
Medianon time
p9040 min
Cancel1.6%
Flights124

Why flights run late

Delay causes

Airline18%
Weather1%
Air traffic (NAS)31%
Late aircraft50%
Security0%

Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.

When flights don't go

Why flights were cancelled

Airline29%
Weather33%
Air traffic (NAS)38%
Security0%

Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). Shares are among 24 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 IND → 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 · 2,421 flights
Middays83% on time · p90 25 min · 1,619 flights
Afternoons75% on time · p90 50 min · 918 flights
Overnights68% on time · p90 75 min · 990 flights
Evenings65% on time · p90 80 min · 1,282 flights

Best day of week

On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 84% on time.

Wednesdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 879 flights
Tuesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 895 flights
Mondays79% on time · p90 45 min · 1,038 flights
Thursdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 1,022 flights
Fridays78% on time · p90 45 min · 1,051 flights
Saturdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 1,256 flights
Sundays74% on time · p90 55 min · 1,089 flights

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