Historical on-time performance
Orlando to New York
950 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCO–LGA arrive on time 65% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate65%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay80 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.8%of scheduled flights
based on 5,194 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time71%Medianon timep9060 minCancel4.5%Flights2,175
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time64%Medianon timep9080 minCancel3.4%Flights145
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time64%Medianon timep9090 minCancel2.2%Flights1,206
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time58%Medianon timep9090 minCancel5.3%Flights753
- American AirlinesOn-time58%Medianon timep90100 minCancel3.4%Flights915
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline20%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)42%
- Late aircraft33%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline21%
- Weather63%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 199 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 → LGA
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 — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 4,443 flights
- Middays72% on time · p90 55 min · 4,063 flights
- Afternoons64% on time · p90 90 min · 2,947 flights
- Evenings57% on time · p90 105 min · 3,242 flights
- Overnights53% on time · p90 90 min · 992 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 64% to 76% on time.
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 55 min · 2,236 flights
- Tuesdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 2,197 flights
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 60 min · 2,118 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 70 min · 2,270 flights
- Fridays69% on time · p90 65 min · 2,309 flights
- Mondays67% on time · p90 75 min · 2,293 flights
- Sundays64% on time · p90 90 min · 2,265 flights
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