Flights Orlando → Washington
MCO → IAD
Route overview
The flight route from Orlando to Washington features a high on-time performance rate of 90%, with an average delay of just 5.3 minutes across the total of 579 flights recorded. The busy destination airport sees over 21 million passengers annually, and the route is served by aircraft such as the Boeing 757-200, Airbus A320, and Boeing 737-800.
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 (IAD) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 720 flights monitored in recent months, 88% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.33%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.7/100 (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 (IAD) heads north for about 1,222 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 57m.
Departures from Orlando on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 38% of MCO-IAD 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 720 tracked MCO-IAD flights, 88% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 3.3% 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-IAD
On the Orlando (MCO) -> Washington (IAD) route, on-time performance is 88% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 720 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Orlando-Washington is 3.33% across 720 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.
