Historical on-time performance
Orlando to Louisville
718 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCO–SDF arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.1%of scheduled flights
based on 711 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9060 minCancel1.1%Flights711
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline27%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft54%
- 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 → SDF
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 — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 832 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 35 min · 405 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 40 min · 246 flights
- Evenings54% on time · p90 105 min · 724 flights
- Overnights52% on time · p90 125 min · 545 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 63% to 76% on time.
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 346 flights
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 60 min · 346 flights
- Mondays72% on time · p90 75 min · 369 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 65 min · 387 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 45 min · 377 flights
- Saturdays65% on time · p90 75 min · 484 flights
- Sundays63% on time · p90 95 min · 443 flights
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