Historical on-time performance
San Francisco to Orlando
2,446 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SFO–MCO arrive on time 86% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate86%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.5%of scheduled flights
based on 1,384 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.
- United AirlinesOn-time87%Medianon timep9015 minCancel0.3%Flights925
- Alaska AirlinesOn-time87%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.3%Flights367
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time63%Median5 minp9065 minCancel3.3%Flights92
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Late aircraft46%
- 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 SFO → 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 — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 2,046 flights
- Overnights77% on time · p90 40 min · 1,362 flights
- Middays74% on time · p90 45 min · 341 flights
- Early mornings31% on time · p90 125 min · 84 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 81% on time.
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 519 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 35 min · 565 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 552 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 35 min · 551 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 35 min · 561 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 566 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 551 flights
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