Flights Orlando → Dallas-Fort Worth
MCO → DFW
Route overview
The flight route from Orlando to Dallas-Fort Worth operates with a fleet of aircraft including Boeing 737-800, McDonnell Douglas MD-83, Boeing 757, Airbus A320, and Airbus A319. With an on-time performance rate of 75%, the flights experience an average delay of 17.9 minutes, based on a total of 1272 recorded flights. The destination airport serves over 87 million passengers annually, indicating high traffic and demand for this route.
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) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route is operated by American Airlines, Spirit Airlines. Across 1707 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 21 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.82%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Orlando the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Dallas-Fort Worth: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Orlando (MCO) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) heads west for about 1,582 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 24m.
Departures from Orlando on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 39% of MCO-DFW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Orlando the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Dallas-Fort Worth it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,707 tracked MCO-DFW flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 21 min and a 1.8% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| Spirit Airlines (NK) | 74% | 10 min | 1.5% |
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Frequently asked questions about MCO-DFW
On the Orlando (MCO) -> Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 21 minutes, based on 1707 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Orlando-Dallas-Fort Worth is 1.82% across 1707 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, Spirit 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.
