Flights Orlando → Newark
MCO → EWR
Route overview
The flight route from Orlando to Newark has a punctuality rate of 78%, with an average delay of 13.3 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen 1879 flights operated by various aircraft including Airbus A320 and Boeing models such as the 757-200, 737-800, and 737-900, serving a destination airport that opened in 2001 and currently handles over 43 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) → Newark (EWR) route is operated by JetBlue Airways, United Airlines. Across 2498 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 14 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.64%. 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 Newark the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Orlando the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Newark: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Orlando (MCO) to Newark (EWR) heads north-east for about 1,511 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 19m.
Departures from Orlando on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 41% of MCO-EWR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Orlando the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Newark it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 2,498 tracked MCO-EWR flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 14 min and a 4.6% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 72% | 14 min | 1.7% |
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Frequently asked questions about MCO-EWR
On the Orlando (MCO) -> Newark (EWR) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 2498 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Orlando-Newark is 4.64% across 2498 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: JetBlue Airways, 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.
