OnTimeStats

Historical on-time performance

Los Angeles to Orlando

2,217 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS

Flights on LAX–MCO arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.

On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.5%of scheduled flights

based on 3,255 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).

By airline

How each carrier compares

  • United Airlinesbest
    On-time88%
    Medianon time
    p9015 min
    Cancel0.0%
    Flights835
  • Southwest Airlines
    On-time76%
    Medianon time
    p9025 min
    Cancel0.0%
    Flights245
  • American Airlines
    On-time75%
    Medianon time
    p9045 min
    Cancel0.3%
    Flights706
  • Delta Air Lines
    On-time75%
    Medianon time
    p9045 min
    Cancel1.1%
    Flights1,378
  • Frontier Airlines
    On-time47%
    Median15 min
    p90115 min
    Cancel0.0%
    Flights91

Why flights run late

Delay causes

  • Airline43%
  • Weather1%
  • Air traffic (NAS)23%
  • Late aircraft33%
  • Security0%

Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.

When flights don't go

Why flights were cancelled

  • Airline76%
  • Weather18%
  • Air traffic (NAS)6%
  • Security0%

Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. 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 LAX → 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 — 82% on time.

  • Mornings82% on time · p90 30 min · 1,992 flights
  • Overnights79% on time · p90 30 min · 3,703 flights
  • Afternoons79% on time · p90 45 min · 1,272 flights
  • Middays75% on time · p90 45 min · 2,602 flights

Best day of week

Tuesdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 83% on time.

  • Tuesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 1,246 flights
  • Wednesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 1,315 flights
  • Mondays79% on time · p90 35 min · 1,419 flights
  • Thursdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 1,420 flights
  • Saturdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 1,321 flights
  • Fridays77% on time · p90 45 min · 1,431 flights
  • Sundays75% on time · p90 50 min · 1,418 flights

Keep exploring

Related pages

Delay predictorfor this route→LAX airportLos Angeles→MCO airportOrlando→Delta Air Linesairline profile→United Airlinesairline profile→American Airlinesairline profile→Seasonal delay patternsguide→

Methodology

A flight is on time when it arrives within 15 minutes of schedule — the US DOT / BTS standard. Median and p90(the “1-in-10 bad day”) are read from the full arrival-delay distribution, never averaged across periods.

Figures cover a carrier’s own BTS-coded flights. Cells below ~200 flights are flagged as limited data. All numbers are pre-computed from public BTS On-Time Performance data.