Historical on-time performance
Orlando to Norfolk
655 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCO–ORF arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate82%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.9%of scheduled flights
based on 453 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesbestOn-time84%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.6%Flights360
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9055 minCancel2.2%Flights93
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline27%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)24%
- Late aircraft43%
- 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 → ORF
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 — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 20 min · 1,047 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 35 min · 579 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 45 min · 316 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 85 min · 235 flights
- Overnights59% on time · p90 55 min · 105 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 85% on time.
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 253 flights
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 266 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 341 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 35 min · 314 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 40 min · 302 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 40 min · 383 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 423 flights
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