MAN to MCO flight delays
Manchester (MAN) Orlando, FL (MCO)
672 flights · March 2025 – August 2026 · UK Civil Aviation Authority and US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
79.14%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0.15%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
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When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
14 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 56.2 points more punctual than in January — 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.
This route does better than its own airport. Departures from MAN overall run 13.1 points less punctual than this particular one — so whatever congestion MAN has, this route is largely escaping it.
Only Virgin Atlantic flies this route in the published record, so there is no choice to weigh — the route's figures and the airline's are the same figures.
The Manchester 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 March 2025 – August 2026, Virgin Atlantic arrived on time most often on MAN to MCO. Flights ran closest to schedule in October and worst in December.
Every airline on MAN 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgin Atlantic | 595 | 78.28% | 0.17% | — | C |
| Aer Lingus | 77 | 85.71% | 0% | — | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
MCO to MAN Orlando back to Manchester 78.21% on time COther routes from Manchester
Common questions
Are flights from Manchester to Orlando usually delayed?
79.14% of flights on the MAN 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 airlines fly from Manchester to Orlando?
Only Virgin Atlantic appears in the published record on this route, with 595 flights and 78.28% arriving on time.
How often are MAN to MCO flights cancelled?
0.15% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 2 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Manchester to Orlando?
October, when 89.5% of flights arrived on time. The worst was January at 33.3%.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on MAN to MCO during March 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 →