Historical on-time performance
Louisville to Orlando
718 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SDF–MCO arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate82%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.4%of scheduled flights
based on 712 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.4%Flights712
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline20%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)28%
- Late aircraft51%
- 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 SDF → MCO
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 84% on time.
- Middays84% on time · p90 25 min · 455 flights
- Mornings80% on time · p90 35 min · 1,395 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 60 min · 201 flights
- Evenings69% on time · p90 60 min · 619 flights
- Overnights54% on time · p90 100 min · 76 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 82% on time.
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 348 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 336 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 40 min · 377 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 40 min · 378 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 35 min · 386 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 55 min · 487 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 55 min · 434 flights
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