MCO → LAX: 79% on-time

Historical on-time performance

Orlando to Los Angeles

2,218 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS

Flights on MCO–LAX arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.

On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min

p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)

Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights

based on 3,257 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).

By airline

How each carrier compares

Airline	On-time	Median	p90	Cancel	Flights
United Airlinesbest	86%	on time	25 min	0.1%	836
Delta Air Lines	82%	on time	30 min	1.1%	1,378
Frontier Airlines⚠ low data	74%	on time	40 min	0.0%	92
American Airlines	71%	on time	80 min	0.3%	706
Southwest Airlines	67%	5 min	35 min	0.4%	245

Why flights run late

Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.

When flights don't go

Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 19 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).

Over time

By season

When to fly

All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).

Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 88% on time.

On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 82% on time.

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