Historical on-time performance
Norfolk to Orlando
655 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ORF–MCO arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate72%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 453 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-time72%Medianon timep9070 minCancel0.3%Flights360
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9060 minCancel2.2%Flights93
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline16%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)32%
- Late aircraft48%
- 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 ORF → 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 — 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 20 min · 302 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 45 min · 838 flights
- Overnights71% on time · p90 80 min · 174 flights · limited
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 70 min · 468 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 105 min · 502 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 79% on time.
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 270 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 60 min · 253 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 55 min · 314 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 55 min · 338 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 55 min · 302 flights
- Sundays69% on time · p90 90 min · 380 flights
- Saturdays69% on time · p90 70 min · 427 flights
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