Historical on-time performance
Orlando to New York
944 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCO–JFK arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate71%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.9%of scheduled flights
based on 4,895 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Frontier AirlinesbestOn-time87%Medianon timep9020 minCancel1.1%Flights276
- Delta Air LinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9055 minCancel3.1%Flights1,980
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time66%Medianon timep9090 minCancel3.0%Flights2,639
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)34%
- Late aircraft35%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline17%
- Weather53%
- Air traffic (NAS)30%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 144 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 → JFK
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 — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 4,978 flights
- Middays72% on time · p90 55 min · 3,749 flights
- Afternoons63% on time · p90 100 min · 2,142 flights
- Evenings54% on time · p90 125 min · 2,884 flights
- Overnights44% on time · p90 145 min · 746 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 66% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 70 min · 2,014 flights
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 65 min · 2,017 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 70 min · 2,081 flights
- Saturdays71% on time · p90 75 min · 2,054 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 75 min · 2,097 flights
- Mondays67% on time · p90 80 min · 2,113 flights
- Sundays66% on time · p90 90 min · 2,123 flights
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