Historical on-time performance
Orlando to Washington
758 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCO–IAD arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.2%of scheduled flights
based on 2,048 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- United AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9055 minCancel0.2%Flights1,979
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9050 minCancel1.4%Flights69
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)22%
- Late aircraft46%
- Security0%
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 → IAD
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 — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 5 min · 1,442 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 45 min · 940 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 70 min · 1,803 flights
- Evenings71% on time · p90 80 min · 1,178 flights
Best day of week
Tuesdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 86% on time.
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 30 min · 729 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 45 min · 785 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 45 min · 789 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 55 min · 776 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 50 min · 722 flights
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 60 min · 771 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 75 min · 791 flights
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