Historical on-time performance
Orlando to Columbus
802 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCO–CMH arrive on time 70% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate70%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.4%of scheduled flights
based on 1,982 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9025 minCancel3.2%Flights31
- Southwest AirlinesbestOn-time72%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.2%Flights1,538
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time62%Medianon timep9080 minCancel2.2%Flights413
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline31%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)22%
- Late aircraft42%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline14%
- Weather68%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 28 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 → CMH
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 — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 10 min · 1,954 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 40 min · 1,224 flights
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 60 min · 1,066 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 70 min · 1,206 flights
- Overnights57% on time · p90 90 min · 1,182 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 80% on time.
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 837 flights
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 844 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 45 min · 977 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 55 min · 967 flights
- Mondays71% on time · p90 50 min · 944 flights
- Sundays69% on time · p90 70 min · 983 flights
- Saturdays68% on time · p90 65 min · 1,080 flights
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