Historical on-time performance
Orlando to Houston
Flights on MCO–IAH arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 3,679 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-time82%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.8%Flights2,481
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.4%Flights486
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9070 minCancel2.1%Flights712
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather9%
- Air traffic (NAS)33%
- Late aircraft32%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline27%
- Weather62%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 37 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 → IAH
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 — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 20 min · 3,621 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 35 min · 2,570 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 60 min · 1,945 flights
- Overnights67% on time · p90 75 min · 689 flights
- Evenings65% on time · p90 100 min · 2,354 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 81% on time.
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 40 min · 1,470 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 1,520 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 45 min · 1,628 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 60 min · 1,643 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 55 min · 1,631 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 65 min · 1,619 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 65 min · 1,668 flights
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