Historical on-time performance
Orlando to San Francisco
2,446 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCO–SFO arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.4%of scheduled flights
based on 1,381 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.
- United AirlinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.3%Flights923
- Alaska AirlinesOn-time69%Medianon timep9060 minCancel0.5%Flights366
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.1%Flights92
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline20%
- Weather11%
- Air traffic (NAS)26%
- Late aircraft43%
- 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 → SFO
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 — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 1,502 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 85 min · 57 flights · limited
- Evenings67% on time · p90 70 min · 2,065 flights
- Overnights47% on time · p90 100 min · 209 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 531 flights
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 55 min · 524 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 566 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 65 min · 554 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 55 min · 559 flights
- Mondays72% on time · p90 60 min · 564 flights
- Sundays68% on time · p90 70 min · 563 flights
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