Historical on-time performance
Orlando to Charlotte
Flights on MCO–CLT arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 4,731 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-time79%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.2%Flights566
- American AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9055 minCancel1.8%Flights3,686
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time68%Medianon timep9070 minCancel4.0%Flights479
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather12%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft46%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline12%
- Weather78%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 92 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 → CLT
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 · 5,570 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 45 min · 3,986 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 65 min · 2,624 flights
- Overnights62% on time · p90 85 min · 686 flights
- Evenings60% on time · p90 100 min · 2,737 flights
Best day of week
Tuesdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 82% on time.
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 40 min · 1,999 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 2,041 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 2,332 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 55 min · 2,357 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 55 min · 2,347 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 2,148 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 75 min · 2,379 flights
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