Historical on-time performance
Orlando to Houston
848 miData through May 2026Source: 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 2,020 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%Flights2,020
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Late aircraft48%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline39%
- Weather17%
- Air traffic (NAS)44%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). Shares are among 18 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 → HOU
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 — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 1,867 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 30 min · 1,161 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 50 min · 796 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 70 min · 1,201 flights
- Overnights61% on time · p90 75 min · 1,033 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 78% on time.
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 817 flights
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 791 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 40 min · 927 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 879 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 45 min · 931 flights
- Saturdays70% on time · p90 50 min · 820 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 55 min · 893 flights
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