Historical on-time performance
San Diego to Orlando
2,149 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SAN–MCO arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights
based on 720 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-time67%Median5 minp9035 minCancel0.0%Flights92
- Alaska AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.3%Flights628
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline22%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)37%
- Late aircraft36%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly SAN → MCO
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Overnights are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 76% on time.
- Overnights76% on time · p90 35 min · 750 flights
- Mornings71% on time · p90 55 min · 471 flights
- Middays68% on time · p90 50 min · 818 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 35 min · 279 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 40 min · 300 flights
- Saturdays72% on time · p90 45 min · 305 flights
- Wednesdays72% on time · p90 50 min · 275 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 45 min · 303 flights
- Sundays67% on time · p90 55 min · 308 flights
- Fridays66% on time · p90 50 min · 305 flights
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