Historical on-time performance
Philadelphia to Orlando
Flights on PHL–MCO arrive on time 69% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 5,345 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 timep9050 minCancel0.9%Flights642
- American AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9070 minCancel2.3%Flights2,566
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time68%Medianon timep9065 minCancel5.4%Flights643
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time67%Medianon timep9090 minCancel2.3%Flights1,494
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)25%
- Late aircraft45%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline18%
- Weather73%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 133 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 PHL → 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 — 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 30 min · 5,612 flights
- Middays74% on time · p90 65 min · 3,615 flights
- Afternoons65% on time · p90 90 min · 3,254 flights
- Overnights64% on time · p90 95 min · 1,614 flights
- Evenings55% on time · p90 105 min · 3,029 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 66% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 2,210 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 55 min · 2,212 flights
- Saturdays70% on time · p90 75 min · 2,607 flights
- Thursdays69% on time · p90 70 min · 2,481 flights
- Mondays69% on time · p90 85 min · 2,516 flights
- Fridays68% on time · p90 75 min · 2,544 flights
- Sundays66% on time · p90 85 min · 2,554 flights
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