Historical on-time performance
Orlando to Albany
1,073 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCO–ALB arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 1,088 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesbestOn-time78%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.5%Flights627
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time72%Medianon timep9060 minCancel0.9%Flights461
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft52%
- 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 MCO → ALB
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 — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 912 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 55 min · 835 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 60 min · 523 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 75 min · 447 flights
- Overnights61% on time · p90 80 min · 399 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 80% on time.
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 375 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 379 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 40 min · 438 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 440 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 50 min · 450 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 60 min · 484 flights
- Saturdays70% on time · p90 65 min · 550 flights
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