Flights Kansas City → Orlando
MCI → MCO
Route overview
The flight route from Kansas City to Orlando operates with a mix of Embraer 175 and Boeing 737-800 aircraft, serving 430 flights annually. With an on-time performance rate of 76%, the average delay is approximately 15 minutes, connecting passengers to one of the busiest airports in the United States, which sees nearly 50 million passengers per year.
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 Kansas City (MCI) → Orlando (MCO) route is operated by Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines. Across 588 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.72%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.6/100 (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 Kansas City the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Orlando: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Kansas City (MCI) to Orlando (MCO) heads south-east for about 1,726 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 35m.
Departures from Kansas City on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 47% of MCI-MCO flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Kansas City the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Orlando it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 588 tracked MCI-MCO flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 2.7% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about MCI-MCO
On the Kansas City (MCI) -> Orlando (MCO) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 588 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Kansas City-Orlando is 2.72% across 588 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: 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.
