MCO to ROC flight delays
Orlando, FL (MCO) Rochester, NY (ROC) · 1,033 miles
496 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
72.43%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.21%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
49 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
15 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In July it ran 31.1 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 route has been getting worse. The later months run 8.8 points less punctual than the earlier ones. A drift of that size is rarely weather; it is more often an airline adding frequencies faster than the airports can absorb them.
The two directions do not behave alike. ROC to MCO arrives on time 5.9 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.
This is a thin route — 496 flights across the whole period. On a route this infrequent a cancellation is far more costly than the rate suggests, because the next departure may not be the same day.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, Southwest Airlines arrived on time most often on MCO to ROC. Spirit Airlines was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in November and worst in December.
Every airline on MCO to ROC
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 | 297 | 72.51% | 1.01% | 38 min | D |
| Spirit Airlines | 129 | 72.22% | 2.33% | 72 min | D |
| JetBlue Airways | 70 | 72.46% | 0% | 52 min | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
ROC to MCO Rochester back to Orlando 66.53% on time FOther routes from Orlando
Common questions
Are flights from Orlando to Rochester usually delayed?
72.43% of flights on the MCO to ROC route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 3 in every ten arrived late. That is worse than the average route in this record.
Which airline is most on time from Orlando to Rochester?
Southwest Airlines, at 72.51% on time across 297 flights. The least punctual on the route was Spirit Airlines at 72.22%.
How often are MCO to ROC flights cancelled?
1.21% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 12 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Orlando to Rochester?
July, when 87% of flights arrived on time. The worst was December at 55.9%.
When MCO to ROC flights are late, how late are they?
About 49 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 MCO to ROC 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 →