Route Reliability
Orlando → San Francisco
MCO–SFO · 2,446 miles · Orlando International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- 78%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 5 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0.6%
- Cancelled
- 1,488
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.United Airlines82%1,043 flights
- 2.Alaska Airlines67%370 flights
Not enough history to rank: Frontier Airlines (75 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.
What the data says
The 6–9 AM departure wins.
MCO–SFO flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 52% between 9 AM–12 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
MCO–SFO flights arrived on time 83% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 72%.
United Airlines runs this route best.
United Airlines arrived on time 82% of the time on this route; Alaska Airlines managed 67%.
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
- Mon76%(215 flights)
- Tue83%(196 flights)
- Wed83%(204 flights)
- Thu77%(214 flights)
- Fri75%(216 flights)
- Sat81%(215 flights)
- Sun72%(218 flights)
- 6–9 AM91%(645 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM52%(31 flights)
- 12–3 PM58%(19 flights)
- 3–6 PM76%(86 flights)
- 6–9 PM68%(697 flights)
Jun 66% → May 72% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 66% | 116 |
| July 2025 | 67% | 121 |
| August 2025 | 66% | 110 |
| September 2025 | 83% | 94 |
| October 2025 | 78% | 101 |
| November 2025 | 86% | 129 |
| December 2025 | 79% | 149 |
| January 2026 | 79% | 135 |
| February 2026 | 84% | 124 |
| March 2026 | 88% | 145 |
| April 2026 | 82% | 137 |
| May 2026 | 72% | 117 |
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Based on 1,488 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.