Flights Orlando → Columbus
MCO → CMH
Route overview
The flight route from Orlando to Columbus operates with an average on-time performance of 70%, and flights typically experience a mean delay of 15.9 minutes. Over the past year, there have been 607 total flights on this route using aircraft such as the Embraer 170 and Boeing 737-300, serving the busy Columbus airport which opened in 1929 and currently handles over seven 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) → Columbus (CMH) route is operated by Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines. Across 785 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 1.66%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Columbus the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Orlando the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Columbus: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Orlando (MCO) to Columbus (CMH) heads north for about 1,295 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 2m.
Departures from Orlando on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 45% of MCO-CMH flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Orlando the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Columbus it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 785 tracked MCO-CMH flights, 70% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 1.7% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about MCO-CMH
On the Orlando (MCO) -> Columbus (CMH) route, on-time performance is 70% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 785 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Orlando-Columbus is 1.66% across 785 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Delta Air Lines, 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.
