BUF to MCO flight delays
Buffalo, NY (BUF) Orlando, FL (MCO) · 1,011 miles
1,773 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
76.2%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.13%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
68 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
17 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In October it ran 28.4 points more punctual than in December — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
The two directions do not behave alike. MCO to BUF arrives on time 8.1 points less often than the outbound. Delay accumulates through the flying day, so whichever direction is scheduled later tends to carry the worse record — which is an argument for booking the morning departure if the choice exists.
The 3 airlines here are separated by under 2 points — close enough to call a tie. Choose on price and departure time.
The Buffalo to Orlando route sits close to the middle of the record — neither notably punctual nor notably late.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, JetBlue Airways arrived on time most often on BUF to MCO. Frontier Airlines was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in October and worst in December.
Every airline on BUF to MCO
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines | 949 | 75.93% | 0.63% | 52 min | C |
| JetBlue Airways | 535 | 76.97% | 1.87% | 75 min | C |
| Frontier Airlines | 289 | 75.7% | 1.38% | 106 min | C |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
MCO to BUF Orlando back to Buffalo 68.12% on time DCommon questions
Are flights from Buffalo to Orlando usually delayed?
76.2% of flights on the BUF to MCO route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is about the same as the average route in this record.
Which airline is most on time from Buffalo to Orlando?
JetBlue Airways, at 76.97% on time across 535 flights. The least punctual on the route was Frontier Airlines at 75.7%.
How often are BUF to MCO flights cancelled?
1.13% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 11 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Buffalo to Orlando?
October, when 88.8% of flights arrived on time. The worst was December at 60.4%.
When BUF to MCO flights are late, how late are they?
About 68 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on BUF to MCO during January 2025 – August 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →