Flights Orlando → Houston
MCO → IAH
Route overview
The flight route from Orlando to Houston operates with an average on-time performance of 80%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 13.1 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees nearly 995 flights using various aircraft models including Airbus A320 and Boeing variants such as the 737-800, 737-900, and 757-200, serving a destination airport that handles approximately 40.98 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) → Houston (IAH) route is operated by Spirit Airlines, United Airlines. Across 1327 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.94%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Houston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Orlando the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Houston: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Orlando (MCO) to Houston (IAH) heads west for about 1,372 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 8m.
Departures from Orlando on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 34% of MCO-IAH flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Orlando the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Houston it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,327 tracked MCO-IAH flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 2.9% 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% |
| Spirit Airlines (NK) | 74% | 10 min | 1.5% |
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Frequently asked questions about MCO-IAH
On the Orlando (MCO) -> Houston (IAH) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 1327 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Orlando-Houston is 2.94% across 1327 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Spirit Airlines, 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.
