MCO to ATL flight delays & on-time performance
Nonstop flights from Orlando International Airport to Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · 404 miles · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
- MCO: Departure delays 16–30 minutes. Departure delays of 16–30 minutes due to tm initiatives:mit:wx (increasing).
On-time arrivals
75%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.5%
124 flights
Avg arrival delay
21 min
80 min when late
Airlines
4
8,202 flights tracked
Key facts
- Flights from Orlando (MCO) to Atlanta (ATL) arrived on time 75% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, worse than the 78% national average.
- 1.5% were cancelled, and 10% arrived an hour or more late.
- Delta Air Lines was the most punctual airline here (79% on time); Frontier Airlines was the least (68%).
- Departures scheduled around 5am did best (95% on time); around 5pm did worst (58%).
- Wednesday was the most reliable day to fly (87% on time) and Sunday the least (65%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (42%).
Which airline is most on time from MCO to ATL?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines | 79% | 1.2% | 19 min | 9.7% | 5,478 |
| Southwest Airlines | 70% | 1.5% | 20 min | 10.9% | 1,093 |
| Frontier Airlines | 68% | 2.1% | 25 min | 12.3% | 1,221 |
| Spirit Airlines | 63% | 3.4% | 25 min | 12.9% | 410 |
Best time of day to fly
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 5am95%461 flights
- 6am92%439 flights
- 7am82%451 flights
- 8am85%731 flights
- 9am86%539 flights
- 10am87%356 flights
- 11am83%485 flights
- 12pm76%530 flights
- 1pm82%452 flights
- 2pm74%473 flights
- 3pm65%658 flights
- 4pm65%453 flights
- 5pm58%468 flights
- 6pm59%463 flights
- 7pm60%711 flights
- 8pm64%295 flights
- 9pm59%138 flights
- 10pm63%99 flights
Best day of the week
On-time arrival rate by day of departure.
- Monday70%2.7% cancelled
- Tuesday80%0.7% cancelled
- Wednesday87%0.1% cancelled
- Thursday80%0.6% cancelled
- Friday73%1.1% cancelled
- Saturday72%1.9% cancelled
- Sunday65%3.4% cancelled
On-time trend by month
Why flights are late
Share of delay minutes by cause, as reported by airlines to the DOT.
- Late-arriving aircraft42%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)28%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion25%
- Extreme weather5%
- Security0%
Why flights are cancelled
Share of cancellations by reason.
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)46%
- Extreme weather46%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion8%
- Security0%
MCO to ATL: common questions
- How often are MCO to ATL flights on time?
- 75% 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 Orlando to Atlanta cancelled?
- 1.5% of scheduled flights were cancelled (124 of 8,202).
- How long are typical delays?
- Across all flights the average arrival delay was 21 min (early arrivals count as zero). Flights that were late arrived 80 min behind schedule on average, and 10.4% of flights were an hour or more late.
- How long is taxi time at MCO?
- Flights on this route spent 20 min taxiing from the gate to takeoff on average.
Related routes
Return trip: ATL to MCO — 71% on time
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Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. Route: MCO → ATL, nonstop flights by US airlines that report to the DOT. How we calculate this.