Flights Salt Lake City → Orlando
SLC → MCO
Route overview
The flight route from Salt Lake City to Orlando operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving an on-time performance rate of 87%. Over the course of one year, this route has seen 394 flights, each typically using a Boeing 757 aircraft and experiencing an average delay of 6.1 minutes. The destination airport serves over 50 million passengers annually, highlighting its significant traffic volume.
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 Salt Lake City (SLC) → Orlando (MCO) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 585 flights monitored in recent months, 87% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 6 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.68%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Orlando the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Salt Lake City the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Orlando: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Salt Lake City (SLC) to Orlando (MCO) heads east for about 3,103 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 18m.
Departures from Salt Lake City on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 48% of SLC-MCO flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Salt Lake City the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Orlando it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 585 tracked SLC-MCO flights, 87% left on time with an average delay of 6 min and a 0.7% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about SLC-MCO
On the Salt Lake City (SLC) -> Orlando (MCO) route, on-time performance is 87% with an average delay of 6 minutes, based on 585 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Salt Lake City-Orlando is 0.68% across 585 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Delta Air Lines.
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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.
