Historical on-time performance
Orlando to Richmond
667 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCO–RIC arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 821 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.
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time69%Medianon timep9055 minCancel0.0%Flights62
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time75%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.6%Flights667
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time62%Median5 minp9075 minCancel1.1%Flights92
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline32%
- Weather9%
- Air traffic (NAS)24%
- Late aircraft35%
- 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 → RIC
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 30 min · 963 flights
- Middays72% on time · p90 55 min · 767 flights
- Overnights71% on time · p90 65 min · 179 flights · limited
- Afternoons60% on time · p90 85 min · 757 flights
- Evenings59% on time · p90 75 min · 246 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 65% to 79% on time.
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 352 flights
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 346 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 55 min · 436 flights
- Mondays70% on time · p90 55 min · 453 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 65 min · 448 flights
- Saturdays69% on time · p90 60 min · 429 flights
- Sundays65% on time · p90 70 min · 448 flights
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