Flights Washington → Orlando
DCA → MCO
Route overview
This flight route operates from Washington to Orlando, featuring a mix of Airbus A320, Airbus A319, and Embraer 190 aircraft. With an average delay of 16.8 minutes per flight and 75% of flights arriving on time, the route has moderate punctuality, serving one of the world's busiest airports in Orlando, which handles nearly 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.
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The Washington (DCA) → Orlando (MCO) route is operated by American Airlines, JetBlue Airways. Across 1565 flights monitored in recent months, 76% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.30%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.9/100 (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 Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Orlando: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Washington (DCA) to Orlando (MCO) heads south for about 1,224 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 57m.
Departures from Washington on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 39% of DCA-MCO flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Orlando it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,565 tracked DCA-MCO flights, 76% left on time with an average delay of 17 min and a 2.3% 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 DCA-MCO
On the Washington (DCA) -> Orlando (MCO) route, on-time performance is 76% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 1565 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Washington-Orlando is 2.30% across 1565 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.
