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Airport month · October 2024
Orlando International in October 2024
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In October 2024, reporting carriers scheduled 12,289 domestic departures from Orlando International (MCO). 79.1% left less than 15 minutes late and 81.4% reached their destination on time; 7.6% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 85.5% of flights departed on time and 85.8% arrived on time, so MCO departures were 6.4 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in October 2023, the airport had 13,927 departures with 80.5% leaving on time: a change of −1.4 points, with flights down 12%.
Flights arriving at MCO that month were on time 80.3% of the time (12,290 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 44%, late-arriving aircraft 41% and national aviation system 13%.
- On time 81.4%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 10.9%
- Cancelled 7.6%
- Diverted 0.1%
October 2024 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Oct 2024 | Oct 2023 | MCO, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Oct 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 79.1% | 80.5% | 72.3% | 85.5% |
| Arrived on time | 81.4% | 81.5% | 73.0% | 85.8% |
| Cancelled | 7.6% | 0.6% | 1.7% | 1.0% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 9.0 min | 12.3 min | 19.6 min | 9.4 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 410 | 464 | 440 | 20,517 |
| Scheduled departures | 12,289 | 13,927 | 160,601 | 615,497 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN Southwest Airlines | 3,626 | 30% | 80.8% | -0.4 min | 7.3% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 1,765 | 14% | 83.7% | -2.2 min | 6.8% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 1,614 | 13% | 84.2% | -6.9 min | 7.7% |
| AA American Airlines | 1,466 | 12% | 83.4% | -5.7 min | 7.2% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 1,315 | 11% | 80.8% | -4.4 min | 7.8% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 1,222 | 10% | 72.3% | 2.5 min | 10.1% |
| UA United Airlines | 1,080 | 9% | 85.1% | -5.9 min | 6.7% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 176 | 1% | 73.9% | 2.7 min | 8.0% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 25 | 0% | 88.0% | -9.7 min | 4.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCO–ATL | Orlando to Atlanta | 732 | 79.9% | 3.6 min | 7.5% |
| MCO–SJU | Orlando to San Juan | 486 | 79.4% | -3.4 min | 8.6% |
| MCO–EWR | Orlando to Newark | 474 | 78.9% | 0.7 min | 7.2% |
| MCO–CLT | Orlando to Charlotte | 461 | 78.5% | -1.0 min | 7.6% |
| MCO–PHL | Orlando to Philadelphia | 449 | 80.6% | -2.1 min | 7.6% |
| MCO–DCA | Orlando to Washington | 419 | 83.8% | -8.1 min | 7.6% |
| MCO–BWI | Orlando to Baltimore | 413 | 79.7% | -3.3 min | 7.7% |
| MCO–DFW | Orlando to Dallas/Fort Worth | 389 | 80.7% | -2.5 min | 7.5% |
| MCO–DEN | Orlando to Denver | 384 | 82.8% | -4.4 min | 7.8% |
| MCO–BOS | Orlando to Boston | 373 | 80.4% | -4.3 min | 7.8% |
| MCO–LGA | Orlando to New York | 363 | 81.5% | -6.0 min | 7.7% |
| MCO–ORD | Orlando to Chicago | 352 | 85.2% | -5.9 min | 7.7% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left MCO on time in October 2024?
79.1% of 12,289 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 81.4% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 85.5% and 85.8%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In October 2023, 80.5% of 13,927 departures left on time and 0.6% were cancelled, against 79.1% and 7.6% in October 2024.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for October 2024; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for MCO · methodology · corrections.