Historical on-time performance
Orlando to Atlantic City
852 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCO–ACY arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.9%of scheduled flights
based on 783 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.9%Flights783
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather9%
- Air traffic (NAS)49%
- Late aircraft17%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
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 (2023-01 .. 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 10 min · 838 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 45 min · 226 flights
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 70 min · 499 flights
- Overnights63% on time · p90 100 min · 798 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 85 min · 355 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 78% on time.
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 368 flights
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 372 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 50 min · 391 flights
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 65 min · 405 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 75 min · 390 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 75 min · 395 flights
- Mondays68% on time · p90 65 min · 395 flights
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