Historical on-time performance
New York to Orlando
Flights on JFK–MCO arrive on time 70% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 4,884 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Delta Air LinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9045 minCancel3.1%Flights1,979
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9060 minCancel1.1%Flights276
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time67%Medianon timep9075 minCancel3.1%Flights2,629
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)29%
- Late aircraft35%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline20%
- Weather52%
- Air traffic (NAS)28%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 145 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 JFK → 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 — 80% on time.
- Mornings80% on time · p90 35 min · 4,760 flights
- Middays75% on time · p90 45 min · 3,348 flights
- Afternoons63% on time · p90 95 min · 2,656 flights
- Evenings59% on time · p90 105 min · 2,585 flights
- Overnights56% on time · p90 95 min · 1,148 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 63% to 76% on time.
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 2,004 flights
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 2,016 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 65 min · 2,087 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 75 min · 2,097 flights
- Saturdays68% on time · p90 80 min · 2,057 flights
- Mondays66% on time · p90 75 min · 2,109 flights
- Sundays63% on time · p90 90 min · 2,127 flights
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