Historical on-time performance
Orlando to Salt Lake City
1,929 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCO–SLC arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate82%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.1%of scheduled flights
based on 1,415 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.1%Flights1,415
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline36%
- Weather9%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft38%
- 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 → SLC
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 — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 10 min · 1,281 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 30 min · 1,762 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 60 min · 589 flights
- Evenings69% on time · p90 80 min · 1,782 flights
- Overnights42% on time · p90 110 min · 112 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 82% on time.
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 717 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 720 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 800 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 45 min · 820 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 55 min · 810 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 828 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 60 min · 831 flights
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