Historical on-time performance
Memphis to Orlando
683 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MEM–MCO arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.8%of scheduled flights
based on 658 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.
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.0%Flights396
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.4%Flights262
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)30%
- 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 MEM → MCO
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 — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 1,068 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 30 min · 652 flights
- Overnights80% on time · p90 55 min · 201 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 80 min · 217 flights
- Evenings61% on time · p90 95 min · 289 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 85% on time.
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 287 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 276 flights
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 45 min · 451 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 30 min · 332 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 330 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 30 min · 328 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 60 min · 423 flights
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