Historical on-time performance
Orlando to Minneapolis
1,310 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCO–MSP arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 1,856 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.7%Flights1,856
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline32%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft45%
- 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 → MSP
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 1,818 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 35 min · 1,220 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 65 min · 1,455 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 90 min · 1,116 flights
- Overnights64% on time · p90 85 min · 479 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 83% on time.
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 818 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 40 min · 809 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 878 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 50 min · 870 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 60 min · 871 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 50 min · 907 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 60 min · 935 flights
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