Historical on-time performance
Orlando to Newark
937 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCO–EWR arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate71%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay75 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.9%of scheduled flights
based on 6,615 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time90%Medianon timep905 minCancel0.0%Flights61
- United AirlinesbestOn-time76%Medianon timep9060 minCancel2.0%Flights3,979
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time65%Medianon timep9075 minCancel5.5%Flights1,178
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time62%Medianon timep90105 minCancel3.6%Flights1,397
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline20%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)45%
- Late aircraft29%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline9%
- Weather59%
- Air traffic (NAS)33%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 193 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 → EWR
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 · 6,065 flights
- Middays74% on time · p90 55 min · 5,933 flights
- Afternoons62% on time · p90 110 min · 3,039 flights
- Overnights57% on time · p90 110 min · 2,023 flights
- Evenings56% on time · p90 125 min · 3,192 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 67% to 77% on time.
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 50 min · 2,847 flights
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 65 min · 2,848 flights
- Saturdays71% on time · p90 80 min · 2,841 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 75 min · 2,914 flights
- Mondays70% on time · p90 75 min · 2,924 flights
- Fridays69% on time · p90 85 min · 2,949 flights
- Sundays67% on time · p90 100 min · 2,929 flights
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