Flights Orlando → Memphis
MCO → MEM
Route overview
The flight route from Orlando to Memphis operates with an average on-time performance rate of 67%, and when delays occur, they typically amount to around 20.4 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 191 flights using McDonnell Douglas MD-88 aircraft, serving a destination airport that handles nearly 4.35 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) → Memphis (MEM) route is operated by Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines. Across 264 flights monitored in recent months, 67% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 20 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.65%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 30.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Memphis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Orlando the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Memphis: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Orlando (MCO) to Memphis (MEM) heads north-west for about 1,100 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 48m.
Departures from Orlando on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 43% of MCO-MEM flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Orlando the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Memphis it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 264 tracked MCO-MEM flights, 67% left on time with an average delay of 20 min and a 2.6% 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% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about MCO-MEM
On the Orlando (MCO) -> Memphis (MEM) route, on-time performance is 67% with an average delay of 20 minutes, based on 264 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Orlando-Memphis is 2.65% across 264 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.
