Historical on-time performance
Orlando to Atlantic City
852 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCO–ACY arrive on time 67% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate67%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled4.9%of scheduled flights
based on 654 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time67%Medianon timep9060 minCancel4.9%Flights654
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)44%
- Late aircraft20%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline28%
- Weather66%
- Air traffic (NAS)6%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 32 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 MCO → ACY
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 — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 705 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 45 min · 227 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 65 min · 377 flights
- Overnights63% on time · p90 85 min · 772 flights
- Evenings61% on time · p90 85 min · 411 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 78% on time.
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 332 flights
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 40 min · 338 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 55 min · 363 flights
- Saturdays72% on time · p90 60 min · 373 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 85 min · 362 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 70 min · 362 flights
- Mondays69% on time · p90 65 min · 362 flights
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