Historical on-time performance
Raleigh-durham to Orlando
534 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on RDU–MCO arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.3%of scheduled flights
based on 2,563 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-time82%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.8%Flights784
- Delta Air LinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9050 minCancel1.7%Flights921
- Republic AirwaysOn-time81%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.0%Flights214
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9060 minCancel1.9%Flights644
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)29%
- Late aircraft35%
- 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 RDU → 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 — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 2,685 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 45 min · 1,935 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 80 min · 1,001 flights
- Evenings63% on time · p90 90 min · 2,023 flights
- Overnights63% on time · p90 95 min · 505 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 81% on time.
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 1,009 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 50 min · 1,002 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 65 min · 1,212 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 55 min · 1,206 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 75 min · 1,217 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 60 min · 1,207 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 70 min · 1,296 flights
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