Flights Orlando → Detroit
MCO → DTW
Route overview
The flight route from Orlando to Detroit operates with a mix of aircraft including Boeing 757 and Airbus models, serving over eleven million passengers annually. With seventy-four percent of flights arriving on time, the route experiences an average delay of fifteen 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) → Detroit (DTW) route is operated by Delta Air Lines, Spirit Airlines. Across 1464 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.25%. 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 Detroit the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Orlando the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Detroit: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Orlando (MCO) to Detroit (DTW) heads north for about 1,544 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 21m.
Departures from Orlando on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 38% of MCO-DTW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Orlando the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Detroit it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,464 tracked MCO-DTW flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 2.3% 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% |
| Spirit Airlines (NK) | 74% | 10 min | 1.5% |
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Frequently asked questions about MCO-DTW
On the Orlando (MCO) -> Detroit (DTW) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 1464 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Orlando-Detroit is 2.25% across 1464 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Delta Air Lines, 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.
