Flights Orlando → Miami
MCO → MIA
How long is the flight from Orlando to Miami?
The flight from Orlando (MCO) to Miami (MIA) takes 41 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights 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 Miami operates with a high frequency of 890 flights, using Boeing 757 and Boeing 737-800 aircraft. With an on-time performance rate of 74%, the average delay is approximately 16.7 minutes, serving one of the busiest destination airports in the United States, which sees over 50 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) → Miami (MIA) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 2152 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 21 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.84%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Miami the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Orlando the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Miami: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Orlando (MCO) to Miami (MIA) heads south for about 310 km, a flight time of roughly 41m.
Departures from Orlando on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 35% of MCO-MIA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Orlando the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Miami it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 2,152 tracked MCO-MIA flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 21 min and a 0.8% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about MCO-MIA
The flight from Orlando (MCO) to Miami (MIA) takes 41 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Orlando (MCO) -> Miami (MIA) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 21 minutes, based on 2152 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Orlando-Miami is 0.84% across 2152 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American 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.
