Historical on-time performance
Orlando to Sarasota
104 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCO–SRQ arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.4%of scheduled flights
based on 544 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 timep9055 minCancel0.4%Flights544
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline32%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)3%
- Late aircraft64%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)100%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). Shares are among 2 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 → SRQ
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 88% on time.
- Middays88% on time · p90 15 min · 261 flights
- Overnights61% on time · p90 75 min · 256 flights
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