Flights Orlando → San Francisco
MCO → SFO
Route overview
The flight route from Orlando to San Francisco operates with a high level of punctuality, with 82% of flights arriving on time. Over the course of a year, these flights experience an average delay of 10.9 minutes and involve a total of 409 flights using various aircraft models including Boeing 757-300, Boeing 757-200, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-900, and Airbus A320. The destination airport in San Francisco serves 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) → San Francisco (SFO) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 508 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 6.10%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At San Francisco the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Orlando the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to San Francisco: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Orlando (MCO) to San Francisco (SFO) heads north-west for about 3,929 km, a flight time of roughly 5h 20m.
Departures from Orlando on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 60% of MCO-SFO flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Orlando the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into San Francisco it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 508 tracked MCO-SFO flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 6.1% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about MCO-SFO
On the Orlando (MCO) -> San Francisco (SFO) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 508 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Orlando-San Francisco is 6.10% across 508 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: 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.
