Historical on-time performance
Orlando to Birmingham
Flights on MCO–BHM arrive on time 69% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 848 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time69%Medianon timep9060 minCancel0.5%Flights848
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline31%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft53%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline50%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)50%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 4 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 → BHM
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 47% to 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 753 flights
- Middays86% on time · p90 20 min · 273 flights
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 70 min · 402 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 70 min · 466 flights
- Overnights47% on time · p90 95 min · 403 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 81% on time.
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 297 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 296 flights
- Mondays72% on time · p90 60 min · 310 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 45 min · 317 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 50 min · 310 flights
- Sundays69% on time · p90 70 min · 394 flights
- Saturdays68% on time · p90 75 min · 373 flights
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