Historical on-time performance
Orlando to Sacramento
2,408 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCO–SMF arrive on time 63% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate63%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 122 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time63%Medianon timep9060 minCancel0.0%Flights122
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline34%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft46%
- 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 → SMF
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 62% to 75% on time.
- Middays75% on time · p90 35 min · 51 flights · limited
- Evenings71% on time · p90 55 min · 86 flights · limited
- Afternoons62% on time · p90 65 min · 156 flights · limited
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