Flights San Juan → Orlando
SJU → MCO
How long is the flight from San Juan to Orlando?
The flight from San Juan (SJU) to Orlando (MCO) takes 2h 36m on average. That is the median time recorded across 5 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from San Juan to Orlando operates with a high frequency of 1,423 total flights and uses aircraft such as the Embraer 190, Airbus A320, Boeing 737-800, and Airbus A321. With an on-time performance rate of 72%, these flights experience an average delay of 21.7 minutes, serving a destination airport that sees over 50 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.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The San Juan (SJU) → Orlando (MCO) route is operated by JetBlue Airways, Spirit Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 3818 flights monitored in recent months, 74% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 20 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.02%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Orlando the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from San Juan the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Orlando: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Juan (SJU) to Orlando (MCO) heads north-west for about 1,913 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 36m.
Departures from San Juan on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 33% of SJU-MCO flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing San Juan the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Orlando it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 3,818 tracked SJU-MCO flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 20 min and a 1.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 79% | 7 min | 0.1% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
| Spirit Airlines (NK) | 66% | 19 min | 3.4% |
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Frequently asked questions about SJU-MCO
The flight from San Juan (SJU) to Orlando (MCO) takes 2h 36m on average. That is the median time recorded across 5 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the San Juan (SJU) -> Orlando (MCO) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 20 minutes, based on 3818 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Juan-Orlando is 1.02% across 3818 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: JetBlue Airways, Spirit Airlines, 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.
