Historical on-time performance
Orlando to Fort Lauderdale
178 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCO–FLL arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.5%of scheduled flights
based on 1,241 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9060 minCancel0.6%Flights480
- Spirit AirlinesbestOn-time80%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.4%Flights761
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline23%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)28%
- Late aircraft42%
- Security1%
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 → FLL
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 60% to 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 10 min · 1,685 flights
- Afternoons84% on time · p90 30 min · 82 flights · limited
- Middays83% on time · p90 20 min · 190 flights · limited
- Evenings66% on time · p90 75 min · 591 flights
- Overnights60% on time · p90 80 min · 1,435 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 82% on time.
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 629 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 588 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 45 min · 576 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 60 min · 573 flights
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 50 min · 510 flights
- Mondays71% on time · p90 60 min · 580 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 65 min · 527 flights
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