Flights Miami → Orlando
MIA → MCO
Route overview
The flight route from Miami to Orlando operates with a high frequency of 888 flights, using Boeing 757 and Boeing 737-800 aircraft. With an on-time performance rate of 72%, the average delay for these flights is approximately 17.6 minutes, serving one of the busiest destination airports in the United States 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 Miami (MIA) → Orlando (MCO) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 1229 flights monitored in recent months, 72% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 19 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.06%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.6/100 (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 Miami the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Orlando: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Miami (MIA) to Orlando (MCO) heads north for about 310 km, a flight time of roughly 48m.
Departures from Miami on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 45% of MIA-MCO flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Miami the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Orlando it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,229 tracked MIA-MCO flights, 72% left on time with an average delay of 19 min and a 1.1% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about MIA-MCO
On the Miami (MIA) -> Orlando (MCO) route, on-time performance is 72% with an average delay of 19 minutes, based on 1229 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Miami-Orlando is 1.06% across 1229 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American 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.
