Flights Chicago → Orlando
ORD → MCO
Route overview
This flight route connects Chicago to Orlando and operates with a fleet of aircraft including the Boeing 737 series, Airbus A320, McDonnell Douglas MD-83, and Boeing 757. With an on-time performance rate of 72%, flights experience an average delay of 20.3 minutes, serving one of the busiest destination airports with 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 Chicago (ORD) → Orlando (MCO) route is operated by American Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines. Across 2285 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 20 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.06%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.2/100 (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 (ORD) to Orlando (MCO) heads south-east for about 1,620 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 27m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 40% of ORD-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 2,285 tracked ORD-MCO flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 20 min and a 3.1% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| Spirit Airlines (NK) | 74% | 10 min | 1.5% |
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Frequently asked questions about ORD-MCO
On the Chicago (ORD) -> Orlando (MCO) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 20 minutes, based on 2285 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Orlando is 3.06% across 2285 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: American Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United 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.
