Flights Orlando → Houston
MCO → HOU
How long is the flight from Orlando to Houston?
The flight from Orlando (MCO) to Houston (HOU) takes about 2h 8m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route from Orlando to Houston operates with a Boeing 737-300 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 68%, with an average delay of 16 minutes. With over five million passengers annually passing through the destination airport, this busy route sees around 508 flights throughout the year.
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) → Houston (HOU) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 1275 flights monitored in recent months, 65% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 19 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.18%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Orlando the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Houston: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Orlando (MCO) to Houston (HOU) heads west for about 1,364 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 8m.
Departures from Orlando on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 36% of MCO-HOU flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Orlando the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Houston it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,275 tracked MCO-HOU flights, 65% left on time with an average delay of 19 min and a 1.2% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about MCO-HOU
The flight from Orlando (MCO) to Houston (HOU) takes about 2h 8m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Orlando (MCO) -> Houston (HOU) route, on-time performance is 65% with an average delay of 19 minutes, based on 1275 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Orlando-Houston is 1.18% across 1275 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.
