Historical on-time performance
Orlando to Detroit
957 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCO–DTW arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate72%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.2%of scheduled flights
based on 3,485 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Frontier AirlinesbestOn-time81%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.1%Flights274
- Delta Air LinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9060 minCancel1.0%Flights2,177
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time69%Medianon timep9065 minCancel1.7%Flights1,034
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline36%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)23%
- Late aircraft36%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline58%
- Weather35%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 43 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 → DTW
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 15 min · 3,741 flights
- Middays75% on time · p90 45 min · 2,019 flights
- Afternoons66% on time · p90 75 min · 2,292 flights
- Overnights61% on time · p90 85 min · 1,027 flights
- Evenings60% on time · p90 95 min · 2,560 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 66% to 78% on time.
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,501 flights
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 50 min · 1,522 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 1,690 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 65 min · 1,692 flights
- Saturdays72% on time · p90 65 min · 1,795 flights
- Mondays72% on time · p90 60 min · 1,679 flights
- Sundays66% on time · p90 75 min · 1,760 flights
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