Historical on-time performance
Orlando to Memphis
683 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCO–MEM arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.8%of scheduled flights
based on 658 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.
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9050 minCancel1.0%Flights396
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.4%Flights262
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)35%
- Late aircraft38%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly MCO → MEM
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 54% to 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 273 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 25 min · 357 flights
- Evenings73% on time · p90 75 min · 397 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 65 min · 711 flights
- Overnights54% on time · p90 100 min · 687 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 66% to 76% on time.
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 55 min · 276 flights
- Wednesdays71% on time · p90 55 min · 279 flights
- Mondays71% on time · p90 75 min · 329 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 80 min · 425 flights
- Saturdays69% on time · p90 60 min · 451 flights
- Fridays67% on time · p90 60 min · 325 flights
- Thursdays66% on time · p90 70 min · 340 flights
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