Historical on-time performance
Orlando to Phoenix
1,848 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCO–PHX arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.2%of scheduled flights
based on 1,669 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.
- American AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9060 minCancel0.3%Flights783
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.1%Flights795
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.1%Flights91
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline32%
- Weather11%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft40%
- 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 → PHX
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 — 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 20 min · 1,951 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 35 min · 793 flights
- Afternoons64% on time · p90 60 min · 427 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 95 min · 1,544 flights
- Overnights57% on time · p90 105 min · 457 flights
Best day of week
Tuesdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 670 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 50 min · 736 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 50 min · 734 flights
- Wednesdays73% on time · p90 45 min · 682 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 45 min · 734 flights
- Saturdays71% on time · p90 55 min · 818 flights
- Sundays68% on time · p90 80 min · 798 flights
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