Historical on-time performance
Orlando to Pittsburgh
834 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCO–PIT arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.2%of scheduled flights
based on 1,971 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.
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.2%Flights1,505
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.2%Flights466
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)24%
- 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 → PIT
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 — 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 5 min · 1,607 flights
- Middays72% on time · p90 45 min · 1,308 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 55 min · 1,447 flights
- Overnights62% on time · p90 75 min · 1,167 flights
- Evenings59% on time · p90 90 min · 1,252 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 80% on time.
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 862 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 877 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 50 min · 929 flights
- Saturdays70% on time · p90 60 min · 1,118 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 60 min · 1,010 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 65 min · 981 flights
- Mondays69% on time · p90 55 min · 1,004 flights
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