Flights Orlando → Baltimore
MCO → BWI
Route overview
The flight route from Orlando to Baltimore operates with a Boeing 717, Boeing 737-300, and Boeing 737-800 aircraft. With an on-time performance rate of 70%, the flights experience an average delay of 16.3 minutes, based on a total of 1251 recorded flights. The destination airport, which opened in 1947, serves over 22.8 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) → Baltimore (BWI) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 1747 flights monitored in recent months, 70% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.40%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 30.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Baltimore the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Orlando the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Baltimore: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Orlando (MCO) to Baltimore (BWI) heads north for about 1,269 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 0m.
Departures from Orlando on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 40% of MCO-BWI flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Orlando the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Baltimore it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,747 tracked MCO-BWI flights, 70% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 2.4% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about MCO-BWI
On the Orlando (MCO) -> Baltimore (BWI) route, on-time performance is 70% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 1747 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Orlando-Baltimore is 2.40% across 1747 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: 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.
