SFO to MCO flight delays
San Francisco, CA (SFO) Orlando, FL (MCO) · 2,446 miles
1,452 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
85.1%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0.55%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
60 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
10 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 25.1 points more punctual than in July — 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 SFO arrives on time 7.5 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 route does better than its own airport. Departures from SFO overall run 8 points less punctual than this particular one — so whatever congestion SFO has, this route is largely escaping it.
Flights from San Francisco to Orlando keep to schedule more reliably than most. On a route this punctual the day you fly matters more than the airline you pick.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, United Airlines arrived on time most often on SFO to MCO. Alaska Airlines was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in October and worst in July.
Every airline on SFO 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines | 1,063 | 86.64% | 0.28% | 55 min | A |
| Alaska Airlines | 340 | 84.48% | 0.59% | 56 min | B |
| Frontier Airlines | 49 | 54.35% | 6.12% | 103 min | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
MCO to SFO Orlando back to San Francisco 77.63% on time COther routes from San Francisco
Common questions
Are flights from San Francisco to Orlando usually delayed?
85.1% of flights on the SFO to MCO route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 1 in every ten arrived late. That is better than the average route in this record.
Which airline is most on time from San Francisco to Orlando?
United Airlines, at 86.64% on time across 1,063 flights. The least punctual on the route was Alaska Airlines at 84.48%.
How often are SFO to MCO flights cancelled?
0.55% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 6 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly San Francisco to Orlando?
October, when 97% of flights arrived on time. The worst was July at 71.9%.
When SFO to MCO flights are late, how late are they?
About 60 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 SFO 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 →