Flights Washington → Orlando
IAD → MCO
Route overview
The flight route from Washington to Orlando features a high on-time performance rate of 88%, with an average delay of just 7.5 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen 579 flights operated by various aircraft models including Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 series planes, serving one of the busiest destination airports in the United States, which accommodates 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 (IAD) → Orlando (MCO) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 720 flights monitored in recent months, 87% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.61%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.3/100 (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 (IAD) to Orlando (MCO) heads south for about 1,222 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 57m.
Departures from Washington on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 35% of IAD-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 720 tracked IAD-MCO flights, 87% left on time with an average delay of 8 min and a 3.6% 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 IAD-MCO
On the Washington (IAD) -> Orlando (MCO) route, on-time performance is 87% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 720 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Washington-Orlando is 3.61% 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.
