MCO to ORF flight delays & on-time performance
Nonstop flights from Orlando International Airport to Norfolk International Airport · 655 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
72%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
3.2%
26 flights
Avg arrival delay
20 min
67 min when late
Airlines
3
801 flights tracked
Key facts
- Flights from Orlando (MCO) to Norfolk (ORF) arrived on time 72% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, worse than the 78% national average.
- 3.2% were cancelled, and 9% arrived an hour or more late.
- Frontier Airlines was the most punctual airline here (78% on time); Spirit Airlines was the least (61%).
- Departures scheduled around 7am did best (90% on time); around 9pm did worst (29%).
- Tuesday was the most reliable day to fly (83% on time) and Monday the least (62%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (38%).
Which airline is most on time from MCO to ORF?
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 | 78% | 2.0% | 24 min | 9.5% | 204 |
| Southwest Airlines | 74% | 1.6% | 15 min | 7.2% | 381 |
| Spirit Airlines | 61% | 7.4% | 26 min | 13.5% | 216 |
Best time of day to fly
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 7am90%29 flights
- 8am89%58 flights
- 9am84%101 flights
- 10am89%20 flights
- 11am80%25 flights
- 12pm82%44 flights
- 1pm80%59 flights
- 2pm78%76 flights
- 3pm71%40 flights
- 4pm66%45 flights
- 5pm73%15 flights
- 6pm70%111 flights
- 7pm39%110 flights
- 8pm50%27 flights
- 9pm29%26 flights
Best day of the week
On-time arrival rate by day of departure.
- Monday62%2.8% cancelled
- Tuesday83%1.2% cancelled
- Wednesday83%1.1% cancelled
- Thursday77%0.7% cancelled
- Friday67%3.5% cancelled
- Saturday67%5.5% cancelled
- Sunday68%6.3% 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 aircraft38%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)31%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion18%
- Extreme weather13%
- Security0%
Why flights are cancelled
Share of cancellations by reason.
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)46%
- Extreme weather42%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion12%
- Security0%
MCO to ORF: common questions
- How often are MCO to ORF flights on time?
- 72% 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 Norfolk cancelled?
- 3.2% of scheduled flights were cancelled (26 of 801).
- How long are typical delays?
- Across all flights the average arrival delay was 20 min (early arrivals count as zero). Flights that were late arrived 67 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 20 min taxiing from the gate to takeoff on average.
Related routes
Return trip: ORF to MCO — 77% on time
More flights from Orlando
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. Route: MCO → ORF, nonstop flights by US airlines that report to the DOT. How we calculate this.