Historical on-time performance
San Juan to Orlando
1,189 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SJU–MCO arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights
based on 6,031 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesbestOn-time82%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.4%Flights2,057
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9050 minCancel1.5%Flights666
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9055 minCancel1.6%Flights1,213
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time76%Medianon timep9050 minCancel1.0%Flights2,095
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline31%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft60%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline34%
- Weather33%
- Air traffic (NAS)33%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 58 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 SJU → 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 — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 4,607 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 30 min · 3,882 flights
- Early mornings75% on time · p90 55 min · 1,853 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 70 min · 2,698 flights
- Overnights64% on time · p90 95 min · 2,608 flights
- Afternoons63% on time · p90 75 min · 3,075 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 50 min · 2,491 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 2,429 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 50 min · 2,785 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 2,731 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 2,758 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 60 min · 2,737 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 65 min · 2,792 flights
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