Historical on-time performance
Orlando to Houston
848 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCO–HOU arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.9%of scheduled flights
based on 1,943 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.9%Flights1,943
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)19%
- Late aircraft49%
- 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 → HOU
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
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 · 1,878 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 35 min · 1,159 flights
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 65 min · 768 flights
- Overnights64% on time · p90 75 min · 1,080 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 70 min · 1,154 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 77% on time.
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 819 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 40 min · 912 flights
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 805 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 875 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 45 min · 914 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 55 min · 906 flights
- Saturdays70% on time · p90 50 min · 808 flights
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