Historical on-time performance
Miami to Orlando
193 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MIA–MCO arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate71%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.1%of scheduled flights
based on 3,840 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesbestOn-time84%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.9%Flights544
- Republic AirwaysOn-time73%Medianon timep9055 minCancel0.3%Flights294
- American AirlinesOn-time69%Medianon timep9070 minCancel1.2%Flights3,002
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)24%
- Late aircraft41%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline5%
- Weather56%
- Air traffic (NAS)39%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 41 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 MIA → MCO
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
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 · 2,836 flights
- Middays74% on time · p90 60 min · 1,371 flights
- Overnights67% on time · p90 65 min · 2,648 flights
- Afternoons65% on time · p90 85 min · 1,907 flights
- Evenings61% on time · p90 95 min · 2,812 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 64% to 77% on time.
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 50 min · 1,647 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 60 min · 1,638 flights
- Mondays72% on time · p90 65 min · 1,660 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 75 min · 1,676 flights
- Saturdays69% on time · p90 70 min · 1,633 flights
- Thursdays69% on time · p90 70 min · 1,661 flights
- Sundays64% on time · p90 80 min · 1,659 flights
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