Historical on-time performance
Orlando to San Diego
2,149 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCO–SAN arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights
based on 721 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time55%Median5 minp9060 minCancel0.0%Flights92
- Alaska AirlinesbestOn-time76%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.3%Flights629
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline20%
- Weather12%
- Air traffic (NAS)26%
- Late aircraft41%
- Security1%
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 → SAN
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 62% to 77% on time.
- Mornings77% on time · p90 30 min · 635 flights
- Middays71% on time · p90 40 min · 75 flights · limited
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 90 min · 463 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 75 min · 903 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 65% to 74% on time.
- Tuesdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 277 flights
- Thursdays68% on time · p90 55 min · 295 flights
- Wednesdays68% on time · p90 65 min · 276 flights
- Mondays68% on time · p90 50 min · 309 flights
- Fridays67% on time · p90 50 min · 307 flights
- Saturdays66% on time · p90 60 min · 305 flights
- Sundays65% on time · p90 80 min · 307 flights
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