Historical on-time performance
Orlando to Cleveland
895 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCO–CLE 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)
Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights
based on 1,835 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesbestOn-time84%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.6%Flights485
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.0%Flights205
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9065 minCancel1.2%Flights1,145
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline23%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft56%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline47%
- Weather47%
- Air traffic (NAS)5%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. 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 → CLE
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 20 min · 1,396 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 30 min · 2,059 flights
- Evenings71% on time · p90 70 min · 1,188 flights
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 65 min · 919 flights
- Overnights54% on time · p90 115 min · 753 flights
Best day of week
Wednesdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 82% on time.
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 40 min · 742 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 920 flights
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 55 min · 715 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 55 min · 911 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 60 min · 925 flights
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 1,079 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 65 min · 1,023 flights
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