MCO to MDT flight delays & on-time performance
Nonstop flights from Orlando International Airport to Harrisburg International Airport · 851 miles · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at MCO or MDT right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
Key facts
- Flights from Orlando (MCO) to Harrisburg (MDT) arrived on time 79% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 3% were cancelled, and 9% arrived an hour or more late.
- Frontier Airlines is the only airline reporting nonstop flights on this route.
- Departures scheduled around 7am did best (89% on time); around 6pm did worst (67%).
- Friday was the most reliable day to fly (95% on time) and Monday the least (67%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (62%).
Which airline is most on time from MCO to MDT?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier Airlines | 79% | 3.0% | 19 min | 9.4% | 99 |
Best time of day to fly
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 7am89%36 flights
- 8am100%10 flights
- 3pm55%11 flights
- 6pm67%19 flights
Best day of the week
On-time arrival rate by day of departure.
- Monday67%0.0% cancelled
- Tuesday91%0.0% cancelled
- Thursday82%0.0% cancelled
- Friday95%4.8% cancelled
- Saturday75%0.0% cancelled
- Sunday69%11.1% 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 aircraft62%
- Extreme weather14%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)12%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion11%
- Security0%
Why flights are cancelled
Share of cancellations by reason.
- Extreme weather67%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)33%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion0%
- Security0%
MCO to MDT: common questions
- How often are MCO to MDT flights on time?
- 79% 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 Harrisburg cancelled?
- 3.0% of scheduled flights were cancelled (3 of 99).
- How long are typical delays?
- Across all flights the average arrival delay was 19 min (early arrivals count as zero). Flights that were late arrived 88 min behind schedule on average, and 9.4% of flights were an hour or more late.
- How long is taxi time at MCO?
- Flights on this route spent 24 min taxiing from the gate to takeoff on average.
Related routes
Return trip: MDT to MCO — 70% 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 → MDT, nonstop flights by US airlines that report to the DOT. How we calculate this.