Historical on-time performance
Orlando to Cleveland
895 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCO–CLE arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.1%of scheduled flights
based on 1,707 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesbestOn-time85%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.6%Flights477
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.7%Flights135
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9055 minCancel1.3%Flights1,095
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline23%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft55%
- Security0%
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 → CLE
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
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 · 1,481 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 40 min · 1,978 flights
- Evenings71% on time · p90 70 min · 1,004 flights
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 65 min · 952 flights
- Overnights50% on time · p90 120 min · 810 flights
Best day of week
Wednesdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 80% on time.
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 45 min · 756 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 55 min · 885 flights
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 55 min · 727 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 889 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 60 min · 895 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 65 min · 1,008 flights
- Saturdays70% on time · p90 60 min · 1,065 flights
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