Flights Orlando → Los Angeles
MCO → LAX
Route overview
The flight route from Orlando to Los Angeles operates with a mix of aircraft including Boeing 757, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-900, Airbus A320, and others. With 899 total flights recorded, the route has a punctuality rate of 76%, with an average delay time of 14.4 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) → Los Angeles (LAX) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines. Across 1160 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.47%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Orlando the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Los Angeles: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Orlando (MCO) to Los Angeles (LAX) heads west for about 3,562 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 52m.
Departures from Orlando on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 44% of MCO-LAX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Orlando the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Los Angeles it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,160 tracked MCO-LAX flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 1.5% 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% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about MCO-LAX
On the Orlando (MCO) -> Los Angeles (LAX) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 1160 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Orlando-Los Angeles is 1.47% across 1160 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 4 airlines: American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, 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.
