MDW to MCO flight delays & on-time performance
Nonstop flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Orlando International Airport · 990 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
76%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.5%
41 flights
Avg arrival delay
15 min
58 min when late
Airlines
2
2,756 flights tracked
Key facts
- Flights from Chicago (MDW) to Orlando (MCO) arrived on time 76% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, worse than the 78% national average.
- 1.5% were cancelled, and 7% arrived an hour or more late.
- Frontier Airlines was the most punctual airline here (82% on time); Southwest Airlines was the least (75%).
- Departures scheduled around 5am did best (94% on time); around 8pm did worst (60%).
- Wednesday was the most reliable day to fly (84% on time) and Sunday the least (70%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (36%).
Which airline is most on time from MDW 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier Airlines | 82% | 1.9% | 18 min | 9.6% | 213 |
| Southwest Airlines | 75% | 1.5% | 15 min | 7.0% | 2,543 |
Best time of day to fly
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 5am94%264 flights
- 6am90%195 flights
- 7am86%267 flights
- 8am81%141 flights
- 9am82%296 flights
- 10am86%74 flights
- 11am71%178 flights
- 12pm73%89 flights
- 1pm74%211 flights
- 2pm61%55 flights
- 3pm72%154 flights
- 4pm67%173 flights
- 5pm61%239 flights
- 6pm66%180 flights
- 7pm59%52 flights
- 8pm60%152 flights
- 9pm61%36 flights
Best day of the week
On-time arrival rate by day of departure.
- Monday75%1.9% cancelled
- Tuesday82%0.8% cancelled
- Wednesday84%0.8% cancelled
- Thursday77%2.0% cancelled
- Friday74%0.5% cancelled
- Saturday72%2.2% cancelled
- Sunday70%2.0% cancelled
On-time trend by month
Why flights are late
Share of delay minutes by cause, as reported by airlines to the DOT.
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)36%
- Late-arriving aircraft34%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion28%
- Extreme weather1%
- Security0%
Why flights are cancelled
Share of cancellations by reason.
- Extreme weather46%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)27%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion27%
- Security0%
MDW to MCO: common questions
- How often are MDW to MCO flights on time?
- 76% 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 Chicago to Orlando cancelled?
- 1.5% of scheduled flights were cancelled (41 of 2,756).
- How long are typical delays?
- Across all flights the average arrival delay was 15 min (early arrivals count as zero). Flights that were late arrived 58 min behind schedule on average, and 7.2% of flights were an hour or more late.
- How long is taxi time at MDW?
- Flights on this route spent 15 min taxiing from the gate to takeoff on average.
Related routes
Return trip: MCO to MDW — 70% on time
More flights from Chicago
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. Route: MDW → MCO, nonstop flights by US airlines that report to the DOT. How we calculate this.