Flights Orlando → New York
MCO → LGA
Route overview
The flight route from Orlando to New York operates with a mix of aircraft including Airbus A320, McDonnell Douglas MD-88, Boeing 737-800, and Airbus A319. With an on-time performance rate of 70%, the flights experience an average delay of 20.4 minutes, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic with over 29 million passengers.
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) → New York (LGA) route is operated by JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines. Across 1934 flights monitored in recent months, 71% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 20 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.55%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Orlando the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Orlando (MCO) to New York (LGA) heads north-east for about 1,531 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 20m.
Departures from Orlando on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 46% of MCO-LGA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Orlando the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,934 tracked MCO-LGA flights, 71% left on time with an average delay of 20 min and a 4.5% 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% |
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 72% | 14 min | 1.7% |
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Frequently asked questions about MCO-LGA
On the Orlando (MCO) -> New York (LGA) route, on-time performance is 71% with an average delay of 20 minutes, based on 1934 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Orlando-New York is 4.55% across 1934 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines.
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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.
