Historical on-time performance
Orlando to Buffalo
Flights on MCO–BUF arrive on time 66% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 1,546 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.
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9045 minCancel3.2%Flights62
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time66%Medianon timep9080 minCancel1.5%Flights531
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time66%Medianon timep9055 minCancel0.9%Flights953
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)19%
- Late aircraft50%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline21%
- Weather74%
- Air traffic (NAS)5%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 19 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 → BUF
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 · 1,632 flights
- Middays72% on time · p90 45 min · 1,009 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 70 min · 999 flights
- Afternoons64% on time · p90 75 min · 1,091 flights
- Overnights54% on time · p90 100 min · 538 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 65% to 80% on time.
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 603 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 596 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 60 min · 767 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 55 min · 730 flights
- Saturdays70% on time · p90 55 min · 997 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 60 min · 776 flights
- Sundays65% on time · p90 80 min · 800 flights
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