Historical on-time performance
Orlando to Philadelphia
861 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCO–PHL arrive on time 70% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate70%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.4%of scheduled flights
based on 5,340 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesbestOn-time73%Medianon timep9065 minCancel2.4%Flights2,566
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time69%Medianon timep9080 minCancel2.0%Flights1,491
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time68%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.8%Flights644
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time63%Medianon timep9090 minCancel5.0%Flights639
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline23%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Late aircraft51%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline20%
- Weather75%
- Air traffic (NAS)5%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 128 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 → PHL
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 · 4,387 flights
- Middays75% on time · p90 50 min · 4,453 flights
- Afternoons61% on time · p90 100 min · 2,836 flights
- Evenings60% on time · p90 105 min · 3,893 flights
- Overnights57% on time · p90 115 min · 1,551 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 65% to 77% on time.
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 55 min · 2,210 flights
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 55 min · 2,211 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 65 min · 2,477 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 75 min · 2,545 flights
- Saturdays70% on time · p90 70 min · 2,615 flights
- Mondays68% on time · p90 80 min · 2,516 flights
- Sundays65% on time · p90 90 min · 2,546 flights
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