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Airport month · March 2026
Orlando International in March 2026
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 March 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 15,497 domestic departures from Orlando International (MCO). 65.3% left less than 15 minutes late and 67.5% reached their destination on time; 4.0% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 72.8% of flights departed on time and 73.2% arrived on time, so MCO departures were 7.5 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in March 2025, the airport had 15,071 departures with 78.7% leaving on time: a change of −13.4 points, with flights up 3%.
Flights arriving at MCO that month were on time 67.7% of the time (15,493 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 42%, air carrier 28% and national aviation system 24%.
- On time 67.5%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 28.3%
- Cancelled 4.0%
- Diverted 0.3%
March 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Mar 2026 | Mar 2025 | MCO, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 65.3% | 78.7% | 72.3% | 72.8% |
| Arrived on time | 67.5% | 76.2% | 73.0% | 73.2% |
| Cancelled | 4.0% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 2.9% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 23.9 min | 17.3 min | 19.6 min | 20.3 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 517 | 502 | 440 | 20,403 |
| Scheduled departures | 15,497 | 15,071 | 160,601 | 612,102 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN Southwest Airlines | 4,688 | 30% | 66.9% | 13.3 min | 2.8% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 2,033 | 13% | 71.7% | 9.3 min | 5.2% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 2,006 | 13% | 68.9% | 13.3 min | 3.9% |
| AA American Airlines | 1,752 | 11% | 71.2% | 11.4 min | 3.1% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 1,661 | 11% | 68.9% | 15.8 min | 3.1% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 1,553 | 10% | 46.0% | 30.3 min | 10.0% |
| UA United Airlines | 1,497 | 10% | 77.8% | 5.2 min | 2.1% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 228 | 1% | 71.9% | 2.0 min | 1.8% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 47 | 0% | 66.0% | 15.6 min | 4.3% |
| YX Republic Airline | 32 | 0% | 43.8% | 32.5 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCO–ATL | Orlando to Atlanta | 782 | 70.6% | 12.5 min | 4.6% |
| MCO–ORD | Orlando to Chicago | 689 | 56.3% | 30.1 min | 5.1% |
| MCO–EWR | Orlando to Newark | 658 | 68.2% | 16.0 min | 2.9% |
| MCO–LGA | Orlando to New York | 521 | 52.4% | 28.2 min | 9.0% |
| MCO–SJU | Orlando to San Juan | 517 | 64.0% | 20.8 min | 1.9% |
| MCO–PHL | Orlando to Philadelphia | 491 | 66.0% | 19.0 min | 3.9% |
| MCO–BOS | Orlando to Boston | 487 | 66.5% | 17.3 min | 3.7% |
| MCO–DEN | Orlando to Denver | 467 | 79.4% | 1.2 min | 2.1% |
| MCO–DFW | Orlando to Dallas/Fort Worth | 451 | 69.8% | 14.2 min | 3.8% |
| MCO–JFK | Orlando to New York | 443 | 71.1% | 12.8 min | 4.3% |
| MCO–CLT | Orlando to Charlotte | 425 | 76.9% | 0.9 min | 4.5% |
| MCO–BWI | Orlando to Baltimore | 418 | 61.2% | 18.4 min | 4.3% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left MCO on time in March 2026?
65.3% of 15,497 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 67.5% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 72.8% and 73.2%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In March 2025, 78.7% of 15,071 departures left on time and 1.2% were cancelled, against 65.3% and 4.0% in March 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for March 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.