Historical on-time performance
Orlando to Austin
993 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCO–AUS arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.4%of scheduled flights
based on 2,185 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-time76%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.4%Flights1,839
- Delta Air LinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9055 minCancel0.6%Flights346
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline27%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- Late aircraft44%
- Security1%
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 → AUS
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 — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 2,160 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 40 min · 2,706 flights
- Afternoons64% on time · p90 65 min · 1,465 flights
- Overnights60% on time · p90 80 min · 845 flights
- Evenings58% on time · p90 80 min · 1,208 flights
Best day of week
Tuesdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 79% on time.
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 1,142 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 45 min · 1,286 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 45 min · 1,290 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 45 min · 1,312 flights
- Wednesdays73% on time · p90 50 min · 1,140 flights
- Saturdays69% on time · p90 60 min · 1,051 flights
- Sundays69% on time · p90 70 min · 1,163 flights
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