CAE to MCO flight delays & on-time performance
Nonstop flights from Columbia Metropolitan Airport to Orlando International Airport · 380 miles · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at CAE or MCO right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
Key facts
- Flights from Columbia (CAE) to Orlando (MCO) arrived on time 70% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, worse than the 78% national average.
- 0% were cancelled, and 15% arrived an hour or more late.
- Spirit Airlines is the only airline reporting nonstop flights on this route.
- The largest source of delay minutes was air traffic control & airport congestion (45%).
Which airline is most on time from CAE to MCO?
Ranked by on-time arrival rate. Regional airlines fly under their partner's brand (e.g. SkyWest for Delta Connection or United Express).
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | 1 hr+ late | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spirit Airlines | 70% | 0.0% | 29 min | 15.0% | 20 |
Best time of day to fly
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
Not enough departures across different hours to compare.
Best day of the week
On-time arrival rate by day of departure.
- Tuesday50%0.0% cancelled
- Thursday67%0.0% cancelled
- Sunday78%0.0% cancelled
On-time trend by month
Why flights are late
Share of delay minutes by cause, as reported by airlines to the DOT.
- Air traffic control & airport congestion45%
- Late-arriving aircraft40%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)15%
- Extreme weather0%
- Security0%
Why flights are cancelled
Share of cancellations by reason.
No cancellation causes recorded in this period.
CAE to MCO: common questions
- How often are CAE to MCO flights on time?
- 70% of flights arrived less than 15 minutes late in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, compared with 78% for all US flights.
- How often are flights from Columbia to Orlando cancelled?
- 0.0% of scheduled flights were cancelled (0 of 20).
- How long are typical delays?
- Across all flights the average arrival delay was 29 min (early arrivals count as zero). Flights that were late arrived 94 min behind schedule on average, and 15.0% of flights were an hour or more late.
- How long is taxi time at CAE?
- Flights on this route spent 12 min taxiing from the gate to takeoff on average.
Related routes
Return trip: MCO to CAE — 89% on time
More flights from Columbia
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. Route: CAE → MCO, nonstop flights by US airlines that report to the DOT. How we calculate this.