Historical on-time performance
Orlando to Chicago
1,005 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCO–ORD arrive on time 69% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate69%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.7%of scheduled flights
based on 6,239 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesbestOn-time75%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.8%Flights2,426
- American AirlinesOn-time66%Medianon timep9085 minCancel2.1%Flights2,141
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time66%Medianon timep9060 minCancel1.3%Flights856
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time66%Medianon timep90110 minCancel2.8%Flights179
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time57%Medianon timep9090 minCancel3.8%Flights637
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline22%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)35%
- Late aircraft36%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline13%
- Weather70%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 105 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 → ORD
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 — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 20 min · 4,603 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 35 min · 4,073 flights
- Overnights63% on time · p90 100 min · 1,029 flights
- Afternoons61% on time · p90 80 min · 3,727 flights
- Evenings58% on time · p90 100 min · 3,250 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 77% on time.
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 50 min · 2,143 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 55 min · 2,186 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 55 min · 2,423 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 55 min · 2,437 flights
- Saturdays71% on time · p90 60 min · 2,505 flights
- Fridays69% on time · p90 65 min · 2,477 flights
- Sundays68% on time · p90 75 min · 2,511 flights
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