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Route Reliability

Dallas–Fort Worth → Orlando

DFW–MCO · 985 miles · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to Orlando International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
65%
Arrive within 15 minutes
20 min
Average arrival delay
2.9%
Cancelled
4,934
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.Frontier Airlines75%694 flights
  2. 2.Spirit Airlines69%568 flights
  3. 3.American Airlines62%3,672 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

DFW–MCO flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 52% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

DFW–MCO flights arrived on time 73% of the time on Tuesdays and just 58% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

Frontier Airlines runs this route best.

Frontier Airlines arrived on time 75% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 62%.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon65%(692 flights)
  • Tue73%(625 flights)
  • Wed69%(635 flights)
  • Thu68%(716 flights)
  • Fri67%(713 flights)
  • Sat58%(671 flights)
  • Sun58%(722 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM88%(60 flights)
  • 6–9 AM82%(831 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM72%(921 flights)
  • 12–3 PM64%(1074 flights)
  • 3–6 PM52%(860 flights)
  • 6–9 PM53%(929 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM71%(99 flights)
On-time trend by month
70%
May

Jun 56% → May 70% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202556%420
July 202551%429
August 202550%354
September 202580%370
October 202565%379
November 202568%365
December 202570%408
January 202667%393
February 202671%382
March 202660%432
April 202672%431
May 202670%411

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 4,934 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.