Historical on-time performance
Sacramento to Orlando
2,408 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SMF–MCO arrive on time 88% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate88%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay15 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 245 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time88%Medianon timep9015 minCancel0.0%Flights245
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline23%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft62%
- 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 SMF → MCO
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 90% to 90% on time.
- Overnights90% on time · p90 10 min · 245 flights
- Mornings90% on time · p90 15 min · 118 flights · limited
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