Historical on-time performance
Orlando to Boston
1,121 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCO–BOS arrive on time 68% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate68%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.9%of scheduled flights
based on 4,468 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time74%Medianon timep9065 minCancel2.1%Flights1,257
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time67%Medianon timep9060 minCancel3.4%Flights556
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time65%Medianon timep9080 minCancel3.1%Flights2,490
- American AirlinesOn-time62%Medianon timep9075 minCancel4.2%Flights165
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline22%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)34%
- Late aircraft39%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline22%
- Weather56%
- Air traffic (NAS)22%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 129 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 → BOS
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 · 4,633 flights
- Middays71% on time · p90 60 min · 3,782 flights
- Afternoons60% on time · p90 100 min · 2,333 flights
- Overnights59% on time · p90 85 min · 1,473 flights
- Evenings55% on time · p90 120 min · 2,382 flights
Best day of week
Tuesdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 77% on time.
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 55 min · 1,958 flights
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 60 min · 1,968 flights
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 65 min · 2,082 flights
- Thursdays70% on time · p90 65 min · 2,118 flights
- Fridays69% on time · p90 70 min · 2,161 flights
- Mondays68% on time · p90 75 min · 2,150 flights
- Sundays65% on time · p90 85 min · 2,166 flights
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