Historical on-time performance
Minneapolis to Orlando
1,310 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSP–MCO 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)
Cancelled1.3%of scheduled flights
based on 1,869 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9055 minCancel1.3%Flights1,869
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline57%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)23%
- Late aircraft17%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline56%
- Weather44%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 25 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 MSP → 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 — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 1,850 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 45 min · 2,000 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 65 min · 1,050 flights
- Evenings70% on time · p90 55 min · 1,056 flights
- Overnights66% on time · p90 60 min · 198 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 83% on time.
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 819 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 894 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 40 min · 875 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 814 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 40 min · 888 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 60 min · 948 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 50 min · 916 flights
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