Flights San Antonio → Orlando
SAT → MCO
Route overview
The flight route from San Antonio to Orlando operates with an aircraft fleet consisting of Canadair Regional Jet 900s, offering a relatively punctual service with 80% of flights arriving on time. Despite this high punctuality rate, the average delay for delayed flights is approximately 16.7 minutes.
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 San Antonio (SAT) → Orlando (MCO) route is operated by Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines. Across 376 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.46%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.6/100 (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 San Antonio the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Orlando: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Antonio (SAT) to Orlando (MCO) heads east for about 1,672 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 31m.
Departures from San Antonio on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 52% of SAT-MCO flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing San Antonio the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Orlando it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 376 tracked SAT-MCO flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 3.5% 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% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about SAT-MCO
On the San Antonio (SAT) -> Orlando (MCO) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 376 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Antonio-Orlando is 3.46% across 376 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Delta Air Lines, Southwest 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.
