Flights Austin → Orlando
AUS → MCO
Route overview
The flight route from Austin to Orlando operates with a high frequency of 756 flights, using aircraft such as the Embraer 190, Airbus A320, Canadair Regional Jet 700, and Boeing 737-300. With an on-time performance rate of 74%, these flights experience an average delay of 14.1 minutes, serving a destination airport that handles over 50 million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Austin (AUS) → Orlando (MCO) route is operated by JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines. Across 1004 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.19%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Orlando the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Austin the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Orlando: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Austin (AUS) to Orlando (MCO) heads east for about 1,596 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 25m.
Departures from Austin on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 44% of AUS-MCO flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Austin the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Orlando it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,004 tracked AUS-MCO flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 2.2% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 72% | 14 min | 1.7% |
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Frequently asked questions about AUS-MCO
On the Austin (AUS) -> Orlando (MCO) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 1004 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Austin-Orlando is 2.19% across 1004 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
