Historical on-time performance
Orlando to Los Angeles
2,217 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCO–LAX arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.2%of scheduled flights
based on 3,012 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.
- Delta Air LinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.4%Flights1,338
- United AirlinesOn-time83%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.0%Flights744
- American AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9080 minCancel0.0%Flights685
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.0%Flights123
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time62%Median5 minp9035 minCancel0.0%Flights122
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline41%
- Weather14%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft31%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly MCO → LAX
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 59% to 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 3,931 flights
- Middays85% on time · p90 20 min · 916 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 50 min · 1,312 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 80 min · 2,815 flights
- Overnights59% on time · p90 120 min · 325 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 82% on time.
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 1,212 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 1,266 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 50 min · 1,377 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,280 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,388 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 50 min · 1,397 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 65 min · 1,379 flights
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