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Airport month · April 2026
Orlando International in April 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 April 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 14,604 domestic departures from Orlando International (MCO). 77.2% left less than 15 minutes late and 77.0% reached their destination on time; 0.4% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 79.1% of flights departed on time and 78.9% arrived on time, so MCO departures were 1.9 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in April 2025, the airport had 14,194 departures with 80.8% leaving on time: a change of −3.6 points, with flights up 3%.
Flights arriving at MCO that month were on time 78.8% of the time (14,619 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 44%, air carrier 29% and national aviation system 25%.
- On time 77.0%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 22.3%
- Cancelled 0.4%
- Diverted 0.3%
April 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Apr 2026 | Apr 2025 | MCO, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Apr 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 77.2% | 80.8% | 72.3% | 79.1% |
| Arrived on time | 77.0% | 80.8% | 73.0% | 78.9% |
| Cancelled | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1.7% | 0.9% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 14.6 min | 13.6 min | 19.6 min | 14.5 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 487 | 473 | 440 | 19,931 |
| Scheduled departures | 14,604 | 14,194 | 160,601 | 597,919 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN Southwest Airlines | 4,475 | 31% | 75.9% | 5.1 min | 0.1% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 1,961 | 13% | 82.2% | 2.2 min | 0.2% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 1,811 | 12% | 77.7% | 6.8 min | 0.4% |
| AA American Airlines | 1,729 | 12% | 77.4% | 8.3 min | 0.6% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 1,707 | 12% | 74.2% | 10.9 min | 0.1% |
| UA United Airlines | 1,355 | 9% | 86.9% | -3.1 min | 0.1% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 1,303 | 9% | 64.0% | 16.4 min | 2.1% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 210 | 1% | 82.9% | -6.7 min | 0.0% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 37 | 0% | 70.3% | 5.3 min | 2.7% |
| YX Republic Airline | 16 | 0% | 100.0% | -10.3 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCO–ATL | Orlando to Atlanta | 758 | 82.2% | 1.6 min | 0.3% |
| MCO–EWR | Orlando to Newark | 659 | 83.3% | -1.7 min | 0.6% |
| MCO–ORD | Orlando to Chicago | 582 | 66.8% | 19.1 min | 2.1% |
| MCO–BOS | Orlando to Boston | 522 | 68.0% | 12.2 min | 0.4% |
| MCO–PHL | Orlando to Philadelphia | 505 | 74.7% | 10.2 min | 0.8% |
| MCO–JFK | Orlando to New York | 482 | 77.6% | 7.6 min | 0.0% |
| MCO–SJU | Orlando to San Juan | 479 | 74.1% | 12.2 min | 0.2% |
| MCO–LGA | Orlando to New York | 475 | 69.3% | 14.1 min | 0.0% |
| MCO–CLT | Orlando to Charlotte | 466 | 82.6% | 5.3 min | 0.0% |
| MCO–DFW | Orlando to Dallas/Fort Worth | 436 | 75.0% | 3.9 min | 1.4% |
| MCO–BWI | Orlando to Baltimore | 434 | 76.0% | 4.6 min | 0.0% |
| MCO–DCA | Orlando to Washington | 383 | 75.7% | 14.0 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left MCO on time in April 2026?
77.2% of 14,604 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 77.0% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 79.1% and 78.9%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In April 2025, 80.8% of 14,194 departures left on time and 0.4% were cancelled, against 77.2% and 0.4% in April 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for April 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.