Flights Orlando → Louisville
MCO → SDF
How long is the flight from Orlando to Louisville?
The flight from Orlando (MCO) to Louisville (SDF) takes 1h 59m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Orlando to Louisville operates with an average on-time performance rate of 71%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 16.7 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees 231 total flights using Embraer 175 aircraft, serving a destination airport that handles approximately 3,346,545 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) → Louisville (SDF) route is operated by Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines. Across 527 flights monitored in recent months, 68% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.71%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Louisville the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Orlando the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Louisville: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Orlando (MCO) to Louisville (SDF) heads north for about 1,158 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 59m.
Departures from Orlando on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 43% of MCO-SDF flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Orlando the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Louisville it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 527 tracked MCO-SDF flights, 68% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 1.7% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about MCO-SDF
The flight from Orlando (MCO) to Louisville (SDF) takes 1h 59m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Orlando (MCO) -> Louisville (SDF) route, on-time performance is 68% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 527 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Orlando-Louisville is 1.71% across 527 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Delta Air Lines, 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.
