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Route Reliability

Orlando → Los Angeles

MCO–LAX · 2,218 miles · Orlando International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport

85
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
80%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min
Average arrival delay
0.6%
Cancelled
3,453
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.United Airlines86%836 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines84%1,378 flights
  3. 3.Frontier Airlines80%233 flights
  4. 4.American Airlines72%706 flights
  5. 5.Southwest Airlines65%300 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

MCO–LAX flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 68% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

MCO–LAX flights arrived on time 87% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 75%.

United Airlines has a clear lead on this route.

United Airlines arrived on time 86% of the time on this route; Southwest Airlines managed 65%.

Best historical flights

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

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon77%(507 flights)
  • Tue85%(439 flights)
  • Wed87%(475 flights)
  • Thu80%(509 flights)
  • Fri80%(511 flights)
  • Sat79%(470 flights)
  • Sun75%(514 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM—(2 flights)
  • 6–9 AM91%(1167 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM88%(508 flights)
  • 12–3 PM82%(139 flights)
  • 3–6 PM72%(829 flights)
  • 6–9 PM68%(780 flights)
On-time trend by month
83%
May

Jun 71% → May 83% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202571%259
July 202566%271
August 202569%288
September 202584%254
October 202580%281
November 202585%268
December 202587%303
January 202684%298
February 202683%268
March 202683%302
April 202685%317
May 202683%316

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 3,453 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.