Flights Charlotte → Orlando
CLT → MCO
Route overview
The flight route from Charlotte to Orlando operates with a mix of aircraft including Airbus A321, Boeing 767, and Boeing 757 models. With an on-time performance rate of 75%, the flights experience an average delay of 16 minutes, based on a total of 1263 recorded flights. The destination airport serves over 50 million passengers annually, indicating high traffic and demand for this route.
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 Charlotte (CLT) → Orlando (MCO) route is operated by American Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 1761 flights monitored in recent months, 74% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.76%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.3/100 (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 Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Orlando: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Charlotte (CLT) to Orlando (MCO) heads south for about 755 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 22m.
Departures from Charlotte on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 46% of CLT-MCO flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Orlando it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,761 tracked CLT-MCO flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 1.8% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about CLT-MCO
On the Charlotte (CLT) -> Orlando (MCO) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 1761 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Charlotte-Orlando is 1.76% across 1761 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, 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.
