Historical on-time performance
Orlando to San Antonio
1,040 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCO–SAT arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.1%of scheduled flights
based on 793 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-time75%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.1%Flights763
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time87%Medianon timep9015 minCancel0.0%Flights30
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft55%
- 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 → SAT
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 — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 1,433 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 35 min · 402 flights
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 60 min · 580 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 75 min · 740 flights
- Overnights57% on time · p90 90 min · 413 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 25 min · 413 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 60 min · 406 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 506 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 60 min · 553 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 35 min · 563 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 55 min · 569 flights
- Saturdays69% on time · p90 60 min · 558 flights
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