Flights Orlando → Pittsburgh
MCO → PIT
Route overview
The flight route from Orlando to Pittsburgh operates with an average on-time performance rate of 70%, and when delays occur, they typically amount to around 16.2 minutes. The route sees a total of 599 flights per year, using aircraft such as the Canadair Regional Jet 900 and Boeing 717, serving Pittsburgh International Airport, which has been in operation since 1944 and currently handles over eight 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) → Pittsburgh (PIT) route is operated by Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines. Across 828 flights monitored in recent months, 70% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.05%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Pittsburgh the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Orlando the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Pittsburgh: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Orlando (MCO) to Pittsburgh (PIT) heads north for about 1,345 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 6m.
Departures from Orlando on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 40% of MCO-PIT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Orlando the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Pittsburgh it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 828 tracked MCO-PIT flights, 70% left on time with an average delay of 17 min and a 2.0% 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-PIT
On the Orlando (MCO) -> Pittsburgh (PIT) route, on-time performance is 70% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 828 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Orlando-Pittsburgh is 2.05% across 828 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.
