Historical on-time performance
New York to Orlando
950 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LGA–MCO arrive on time 66% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate66%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay80 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.9%of scheduled flights
based on 5,193 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Spirit AirlinesbestOn-time75%Medianon timep9065 minCancel4.5%Flights752
- Delta Air LinesOn-time67%Medianon timep9070 minCancel4.4%Flights2,174
- American AirlinesOn-time64%Medianon timep9090 minCancel3.2%Flights914
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time63%Medianon timep9085 minCancel3.1%Flights1,208
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time57%Medianon timep9085 minCancel4.8%Flights145
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)32%
- Late aircraft39%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline23%
- Weather59%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 203 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 LGA → 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 — 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 20 min · 5,125 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 45 min · 3,180 flights
- Evenings61% on time · p90 100 min · 3,496 flights
- Afternoons58% on time · p90 100 min · 2,599 flights
- Overnights57% on time · p90 100 min · 1,298 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 64% to 74% on time.
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 75 min · 2,126 flights
- Tuesdays74% on time · p90 65 min · 2,197 flights
- Wednesdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 2,237 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 65 min · 2,309 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 65 min · 2,271 flights
- Mondays68% on time · p90 80 min · 2,292 flights
- Sundays64% on time · p90 90 min · 2,266 flights
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