Flights New York → Orlando
JFK → MCO
Route overview
This flight route connects New York to Orlando, with an average on-time performance of 77%, and flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 13.6 minutes. Over the past year, there have been 1296 total flights along this route, operated by various aircraft including Boeing 767-300, Airbus A320, and Embraer 190 models. The destination airport in Orlando handles nearly 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 New York (JFK) → Orlando (MCO) route is operated by American Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines. Across 1678 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 14 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.22%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.8/100 (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 New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Orlando: what to expect in this direction
Flying from New York (JFK) to Orlando (MCO) heads south-west for about 1,521 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 19m.
Departures from New York on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 39% of JFK-MCO flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Orlando it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,678 tracked JFK-MCO flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 14 min and a 3.2% 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% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 72% | 14 min | 1.7% |
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Frequently asked questions about JFK-MCO
On the New York (JFK) -> Orlando (MCO) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 1678 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on New York-Orlando is 3.22% across 1678 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: American Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines.
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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.
