Flights Chicago → Orlando
MDW → MCO
Route overview
The flight route from Chicago to Orlando operates with a high frequency of 710 flights, using Boeing 717 and Boeing 737-700 aircraft. With an on-time performance rate of 74%, the average delay is approximately 16.3 minutes, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic at nearly 50 million passengers.
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 Chicago (MDW) → Orlando (MCO) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 952 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.26%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 29.8/100 (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 Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Orlando: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (MDW) to Orlando (MCO) heads south-east for about 1,595 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 25m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 46% of MDW-MCO flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Orlando it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 952 tracked MDW-MCO flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 3.3% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about MDW-MCO
On the Chicago (MDW) -> Orlando (MCO) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 952 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Orlando is 3.26% across 952 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: 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.
