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Route Reliability

San Francisco → Orlando

SFO–MCO · 2,446 miles · San Francisco International Airport to Orlando International Airport

89
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
85%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 min early
Average arrival delay
0.5%
Cancelled
1,486
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.United Airlines87%1,041 flights
  2. 2.Alaska Airlines85%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

Morning flights do better here.

SFO–MCO flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 53% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

SFO–MCO flights arrived on time 89% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 79%.

Not much between United Airlines and Alaska Airlines.

On this route they all land within 85% to 87% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

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
  • Mon82%(214 flights)
  • Tue87%(194 flights)
  • Wed89%(204 flights)
  • Thu87%(215 flights)
  • Fri88%(219 flights)
  • Sat83%(209 flights)
  • Sun79%(216 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM91%(677 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM63%(27 flights)
  • 12–3 PM82%(208 flights)
  • 3–6 PM—(3 flights)
  • 6–9 PM53%(78 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM83%(478 flights)
On-time trend by month
78%
May

Jun 77% → May 78% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202577%116
July 202573%121
August 202584%109
September 202595%92
October 202597%100
November 202584%130
December 202581%150
January 202684%133
February 202694%123
March 202687%144
April 202689%137
May 202678%116

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Based on 1,486 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.