Flights Orlando → Austin
MCO → AUS
Route overview
The flight route from Orlando to Austin operates with a mix of aircraft including the Embraer 190, Airbus A320, Canadair Regional Jet 700, and Boeing 737-300. With 756 total flights recorded, the on-time performance is at 74%, and the average delay duration is approximately 16.6 minutes, serving a busy destination airport that sees over 21 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 Orlando (MCO) → Austin (AUS) route is operated by JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines. Across 999 flights monitored in recent months, 74% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.40%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Austin the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Orlando the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Austin: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Orlando (MCO) to Austin (AUS) heads west for about 1,596 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 25m.
Departures from Orlando on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 38% of MCO-AUS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Orlando the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Austin it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 999 tracked MCO-AUS flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 17 min and a 1.4% 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% |
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 72% | 14 min | 1.7% |
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Frequently asked questions about MCO-AUS
On the Orlando (MCO) -> Austin (AUS) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 999 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Orlando-Austin is 1.40% across 999 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Austin, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
