Orlando International in February 2026

71.9%departed on time

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 February 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 13,339 domestic departures from Orlando International (MCO). 71.9% left less than 15 minutes late and 70.9% reached their destination on time; 2.6% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 78.1% of flights departed on time and 78.3% arrived on time, so MCO departures were 6.2 points below the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in February 2025, the airport had 12,575 departures with 79.0% leaving on time: a change of −7.1 points, with flights up 6%.

Flights arriving at MCO that month were on time 75.5% of the time (13,336 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 40%, air carrier 36% and national aviation system 22%.

On time 70.9%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 26.3%
Cancelled 2.6%
Diverted 0.1%

Every scheduled departure from MCO in February 2026, judged by arrival at the destination.

February 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation

Measure	Feb 2026	Feb 2025	MCO, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Feb 2026
Departed on time	71.9%	79.0%	72.3%	78.1%
Arrived on time	70.9%	80.2%	73.0%	78.3%
Cancelled	2.6%	0.9%	1.7%	2.3%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	18.6 min	15.1 min	19.6 min	15.0 min
Scheduled departures a day	445	419	440	17,168
Scheduled departures	13,339	12,575	160,601	515,037

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
WN Southwest Airlines	4,088	31%	68.4%	12.7 min	1.1%
DL Delta Air Lines	1,737	13%	72.4%	14.4 min	2.2%
AA American Airlines	1,583	12%	73.6%	14.4 min	1.7%
F9 Frontier Airlines	1,483	11%	78.6%	2.9 min	1.3%
NK Spirit Airlines	1,464	11%	60.8%	16.3 min	7.9%
B6 JetBlue Airways	1,425	11%	63.2%	19.4 min	5.7%
UA United Airlines	1,282	10%	81.8%	2.3 min	1.7%
AS Alaska Airlines	213	2%	87.3%	-3.6 min	0.9%
G4 Allegiant Air	32	0%	75.0%	23.1 min	0.0%
YX Republic Airline	32	0%	78.1%	7.2 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
MCO–ATL	Orlando to Atlanta	661	74.4%	11.3 min	0.5%
MCO–EWR	Orlando to Newark	562	66.7%	11.2 min	8.9%
MCO–ORD	Orlando to Chicago	553	70.3%	10.2 min	0.5%
MCO–LGA	Orlando to New York	468	63.5%	16.0 min	7.1%
MCO–BOS	Orlando to Boston	447	61.7%	19.3 min	8.7%
MCO–PHL	Orlando to Philadelphia	435	66.9%	19.2 min	5.7%
MCO–SJU	Orlando to San Juan	429	70.9%	13.3 min	1.2%
MCO–BWI	Orlando to Baltimore	399	69.7%	10.9 min	3.5%
MCO–DFW	Orlando to Dallas/Fort Worth	385	79.0%	4.4 min	0.8%
MCO–JFK	Orlando to New York	375	66.4%	21.3 min	7.7%
MCO–DEN	Orlando to Denver	374	77.0%	9.5 min	0.0%
MCO–CLT	Orlando to Charlotte	371	75.5%	9.4 min	2.2%

By scheduled departure hour

On-time share:under 62%6270768288% and over

Share of departures that left less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour (local time), February 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Feb 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	35.7%	38.2%	82,238
Late-arriving aircraft	40.0%	37.2%	92,025
National Aviation System	21.5%	18.5%	49,592
Extreme weather	2.6%	6.0%	6,011
Security	0.2%	0.2%	477

230,343 delay minutes on 3,510 flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late and carried a cause report. Carriers assign the categories; see what each category means.

Questions and answers

How many flights left MCO on time in February 2026?

71.9% of 13,339 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 70.9% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 78.1% and 78.3%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In February 2025, 79.0% of 12,575 departures left on time and 0.9% were cancelled, against 71.9% and 2.6% in February 2026.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for February 2026; 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.