Historical on-time performance
Orlando to San Francisco
2,446 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCO–SFO arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.5%of scheduled flights
based on 1,404 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesbestOn-time81%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.4%Flights1,043
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9015 minCancel3.2%Flights31
- Alaska AirlinesOn-time66%Medianon timep9065 minCancel0.6%Flights330
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline21%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)33%
- Late aircraft38%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline57%
- Weather43%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 7 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 → SFO
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 — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 1,637 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 95 min · 120 flights · limited
- Evenings67% on time · p90 70 min · 2,029 flights
- Overnights51% on time · p90 100 min · 222 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 79% on time.
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 542 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 50 min · 542 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 595 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 55 min · 593 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 589 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 55 min · 594 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 75 min · 592 flights
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