Historical on-time performance
Kansas City to Orlando
1,072 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCI–MCO arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights
based on 1,416 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.
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.9%Flights1,195
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9055 minCancel1.4%Flights221
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline21%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)33%
- Late aircraft41%
- 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 MCI → 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 — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 15 min · 1,887 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 30 min · 956 flights
- Evenings71% on time · p90 65 min · 1,020 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 60 min · 649 flights
- Overnights66% on time · p90 70 min · 336 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 83% on time.
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 622 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 622 flights
- Fridays82% on time · p90 30 min · 677 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 30 min · 681 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 657 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 55 min · 732 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 857 flights
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