Flights Orlando → Seattle
MCO → SEA
Route overview
The flight route from Orlando to Seattle operates with a Boeing 737 and has an on-time performance rate of 80%, with an average delay time of 13.2 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 473 flights, serving a destination airport that handles nearly 52.7 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) → Seattle (SEA) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines. Across 627 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 6.06%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Seattle the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Orlando the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Seattle: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Orlando (MCO) to Seattle (SEA) heads north-west for about 4,105 km, a flight time of roughly 5h 33m.
Departures from Orlando on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 49% of MCO-SEA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Orlando the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Seattle it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 627 tracked MCO-SEA flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 6.1% 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% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about MCO-SEA
On the Orlando (MCO) -> Seattle (SEA) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 627 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Orlando-Seattle is 6.06% across 627 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, Alaska 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.
