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Route Reliability

Orlando → San Diego

MCO–SAN · 2,149 miles · Orlando International Airport to San Diego International Airport

80
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
3 min
Average arrival delay
0.8%
Cancelled
1,037
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Alaska Airlines81%629 flights
  2. 2.Southwest Airlines71%408 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

MCO–SAN flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 62% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

MCO–SAN flights arrived on time 83% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 69%.

Alaska Airlines runs this route best.

Alaska Airlines arrived on time 81% of the time on this route; Southwest Airlines managed 71%.

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
  • Mon72%(154 flights)
  • Tue83%(130 flights)
  • Wed82%(127 flights)
  • Thu82%(148 flights)
  • Fri75%(156 flights)
  • Sat78%(155 flights)
  • Sun69%(155 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM92%(330 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM78%(92 flights)
  • 12–3 PM—(8 flights)
  • 3–6 PM74%(370 flights)
  • 6–9 PM62%(225 flights)
On-time trend by month
79%
May

Jun 76% → May 79% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202576%87
July 202573%93
August 202566%71
September 202565%49
October 202564%61
November 202575%67
December 202580%86
January 202680%91
February 202687%84
March 202686%110
April 202679%111
May 202679%115

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Based on 1,037 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.