Historical on-time performance
Orlando to San Diego
2,149 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCO–SAN arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 908 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Alaska AirlinesbestOn-time79%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.8%Flights629
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time66%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.4%Flights279
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline20%
- Weather10%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- Late aircraft48%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline50%
- Weather17%
- Air traffic (NAS)33%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 6 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 → SAN
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 — 81% on time.
- Mornings81% on time · p90 25 min · 809 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 75 min · 551 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 70 min · 880 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 66% to 77% on time.
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 300 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 50 min · 335 flights
- Wednesdays72% on time · p90 55 min · 301 flights
- Mondays71% on time · p90 45 min · 343 flights
- Saturdays70% on time · p90 60 min · 345 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 45 min · 347 flights
- Sundays66% on time · p90 80 min · 344 flights
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