Flights Orlando → Cleveland
MCO → CLE
Route overview
The flight route from Orlando to Cleveland operates with a mix of Boeing 737-700, Airbus A320, and Boeing 737-800 aircraft. With 616 total flights recorded, the route has an on-time performance rate of 76%, experiencing an average delay of 15.8 minutes per flight.
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) → Cleveland (CLE) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 842 flights monitored in recent months, 76% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.49%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 28.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Cleveland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Orlando the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Cleveland: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Orlando (MCO) to Cleveland (CLE) heads north for about 1,444 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 14m.
Departures from Orlando on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 43% of MCO-CLE flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Orlando the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Cleveland it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 842 tracked MCO-CLE flights, 76% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 2.5% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about MCO-CLE
On the Orlando (MCO) -> Cleveland (CLE) route, on-time performance is 76% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 842 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Orlando-Cleveland is 2.49% across 842 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United 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.
