Flights Orlando → Washington
MCO → DCA
Route overview
The flight route from Orlando to Washington has a 70% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 20.1 minutes when flights are not on time. Over the past year, this route has seen 1106 total flights operated by various aircraft including Airbus A319, Airbus A320, and Embraer 190, serving a destination airport that opened in 1938 and currently handles over 25 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) → Washington (DCA) route is operated by American Airlines, JetBlue Airways. Across 1564 flights monitored in recent months, 72% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 19 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.17%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Orlando the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Washington: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Orlando (MCO) to Washington (DCA) heads north for about 1,224 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 57m.
Departures from Orlando on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 48% of MCO-DCA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Orlando the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Washington it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,564 tracked MCO-DCA flights, 72% left on time with an average delay of 19 min and a 2.2% 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% |
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 72% | 14 min | 1.7% |
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Frequently asked questions about MCO-DCA
On the Orlando (MCO) -> Washington (DCA) route, on-time performance is 72% with an average delay of 19 minutes, based on 1564 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Orlando-Washington is 2.17% across 1564 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, JetBlue Airways.
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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.
