Historical on-time performance
Orlando to Birmingham
478 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCO–BHM arrive on time 70% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate70%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.4%of scheduled flights
based on 786 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9060 minCancel0.4%Flights786
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft57%
- 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 → BHM
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 48% to 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 681 flights
- Middays87% on time · p90 20 min · 267 flights
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 70 min · 421 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 70 min · 432 flights
- Overnights48% on time · p90 90 min · 361 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 67% to 82% on time.
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 281 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 279 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 60 min · 290 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 45 min · 286 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 45 min · 291 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 70 min · 378 flights
- Saturdays67% on time · p90 70 min · 357 flights
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