Flights Orlando → San Jose
MCO → SJO
How long is the flight from Orlando to San Jose?
The flight from Orlando (MCO) to San Jose (SJO) takes 3h on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route operates between Orlando and San Jose, utilizing an Airbus A320 aircraft. The destination airport in San Jose serves over three million passengers annually, indicating a high volume of air traffic.
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 Jose (SJO) route is operated by JetBlue Airways. Across 14 flights monitored in recent months, 33% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 28 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At San Jose the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Orlando the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to San Jose: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Orlando (MCO) to San Jose (SJO) heads south for about 2,072 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 0m.
Departures from Orlando on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 86% of MCO-SJO flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Orlando the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into San Jose it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 14 tracked MCO-SJO flights, 33% left on time with an average delay of 28 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 79% | 7 min | 0.1% |
Airlines operating MCO-SJO
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Frequently asked questions about MCO-SJO
The flight from Orlando (MCO) to San Jose (SJO) takes 3h on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Orlando (MCO) -> San Jose (SJO) route, on-time performance is 33% with an average delay of 28 minutes, based on 14 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Orlando-San Jose is 0.00% across 14 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: JetBlue Airways.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at San Jose, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
