Historical on-time performance
Orlando to Atlanta
404 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCO–ATL arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.4%of scheduled flights
based on 8,170 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time76%Medianon timep9060 minCancel1.2%Flights5,460
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9055 minCancel1.4%Flights1,093
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time67%Medianon timep9075 minCancel1.8%Flights1,146
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time63%Medianon timep9075 minCancel2.8%Flights471
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)23%
- Late aircraft41%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline44%
- Weather50%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 117 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 → ATL
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 — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 7,995 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 45 min · 6,157 flights
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 80 min · 4,902 flights
- Overnights59% on time · p90 95 min · 2,250 flights
- Evenings56% on time · p90 110 min · 4,813 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 66% to 79% on time.
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 3,559 flights
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 50 min · 3,533 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 55 min · 3,861 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 60 min · 3,895 flights
- Mondays71% on time · p90 65 min · 3,872 flights
- Saturdays70% on time · p90 65 min · 3,559 flights
- Sundays66% on time · p90 90 min · 3,838 flights
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