Flights Orlando → Philadelphia
MCO → PHL
Route overview
The flight route from Orlando to Philadelphia operates with a mix of aircraft including Airbus A321, Boeing 767, and Boeing 757 models, among others. With an on-time performance rate of 72%, the flights experience an average delay of 19.3 minutes, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic with over 28 million passengers per year.
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) → Philadelphia (PHL) route is operated by American Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 1962 flights monitored in recent months, 72% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 21 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.85%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Orlando the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Philadelphia: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Orlando (MCO) to Philadelphia (PHL) heads north for about 1,389 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 9m.
Departures from Orlando on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 39% of MCO-PHL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Orlando the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Philadelphia it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,962 tracked MCO-PHL flights, 72% left on time with an average delay of 21 min and a 2.9% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about MCO-PHL
On the Orlando (MCO) -> Philadelphia (PHL) route, on-time performance is 72% with an average delay of 21 minutes, based on 1962 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Orlando-Philadelphia is 2.85% across 1962 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, 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.
