Historical on-time performance
Minneapolis to Orlando
1,310 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSP–MCO arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 1,854 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.6%Flights1,854
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline50%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)27%
- Late aircraft18%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly MSP → 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 — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 20 min · 1,869 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 45 min · 2,013 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 60 min · 1,012 flights
- Evenings71% on time · p90 55 min · 1,049 flights
- Overnights64% on time · p90 80 min · 144 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 82% on time.
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 817 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 880 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 40 min · 862 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 817 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 35 min · 873 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 50 min · 905 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 55 min · 933 flights
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