Airport month record
MCOAUG
Orlando International in August 2026
- Departures
- 12,085
- Month
- August 2026
- National, same month
- 73.1%
- Carriers
- 8
Historical statistics for August 2026, not live status or a forecast for this year’s August. For today’s conditions at MCO, see live FAA status.
MCO in August sits in the middle of the pack with a C. About seven flights in ten arrive on time by the DOT's definition, 5 points worse than the national rate of 73.1%. The late ones land an hour and a half behind schedule. That rests on 12,085 flights, of which Delta Air Lines flew 1,707 at 72.4% on time.
Delta Air Lines is the most reliable of the six carriers covered here at 72.4% on time across 1,707 flights.
Key figures
On time
68.3%
Arrivals under 15 minutes late, of 11,774 completed departures
Avg delay
86 min
Across delayed arrivals only, not all flights
Cancelled
2.16%
Nationally in August: 1.86%
Whole year
74.6%
MCO across all twelve months
These figures cover 12,085 departures from Orlando International in August 2026. On time means an arrival less than 15 minutes after the scheduled gate time, the DOT's threshold, and the national comparison uses every US departure in the same month rather than the whole year.
Against the year
August next to MCO's other months
Against MCO's own year, August ran 6 points worse than the twelve-month rate of 74.6%, which makes it number eleven of twelve months, best first.
| Month | Flights | On time | Avg delay | Cancelled | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 11,256 | 84.6% | 60 min | 0.22% | B+ |
| October 2025 | 13,245 | 75.6% | 70 min | 0.55% | B+ |
| November 2025 | 13,206 | 79.1% | 76 min | 1.92% | B |
| December 2025 | 14,287 | 71.7% | 69 min | 1.36% | C |
| January 2026 | 13,786 | 75.4% | 66 min | 3.87% | B− |
| February 2026 | 13,339 | 72.9% | 66 min | 2.61% | C |
| March 2026 | 15,497 | 70.5% | 73 min | 3.96% | C− |
| April 2026 | 14,604 | 77.6% | 60 min | 0.39% | B+ |
| May 2026 | 12,958 | 78.5% | 64 min | 0.70% | B+ |
| June 2026 | 12,541 | 73.3% | 77 min | 1.00% | C |
| July 2026 | 13,136 | 68.2% | 83 min | 2.41% | C |
| August 2026 (this page) | 12,085 | 68.3% | 86 min | 2.16% | C |
Departure window
The best time of day to leave MCO in August
Departure time matters more here than the choice of carrier. The gap between the best and worst window is 45 points, against 9 points between the best and worst carrier.
- 5am–8am1,986 flights92.2%
- 8am–11am2,595 flights83.9%
- 11am–2pm1,826 flights70.6%
- 2pm–5pm2,222 flights55.3%
- 5pm–8pm2,295 flights47.3%
- 8pm–5am1,161 flights52.9%
Scale runs 40% to 100%.
The 5pm–8pm window is where this operation falls apart: 47.3% on time, against 92.2% for the 5am–8am slot. By evening the aircraft flying these rotations have absorbed a full day of small delays and there is no slack left to recover in. The 8am–11am window is the busiest, with 2,595 flights scheduled in it.
Across the week, Tuesday is the strongest day at 81.7% on time and Friday the weakest at 53.6%, a spread of 28 points.
Carrier by carrier
Which airlines ran best at MCO in August
The choice of carrier is not cosmetic here. Delta Air Lines arrives on time 72.4% of the time; JetBlue Airways manages 63.4%. Sample sizes sit next to every figure, because a two-point gap across 1,673 flights means less than a ten-point one.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Avg delay | Cancelled | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines | 3,835 | 66.5% | 72 min | 1.41% | C |
| Frontier Airlines | 2,005 | 67.9% | 88 min | 2.64% | C |
| Delta Air Lines | 1,707 | 72.4% | 89 min | 2.05% | C |
| JetBlue Airways | 1,673 | 63.4% | 91 min | 4.54% | D− |
| American Airlines | 1,551 | 70.1% | 100 min | 1.93% | C |
| United Airlines | 1,108 | 72.4% | 98 min | 1.08% | C |
| Alaska Airlinesthin sample | 170 | 73.4% | 63 min | 0.59% | C+ |
| Allegiant Airthin sample | 36 | 63.9% | 190 min | 0.00% | D+ |
JetBlue Airways cancels 4.5% of what it schedules here, the highest in the table. A cancelled flight never appears in an on-time rate, so read that column alongside the punctuality one rather than after it.
Route by route
Busiest routes out of MCO in August
| Route | Flights | On time | Avg delay | Cancelled | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCO to ATL · Atlanta | 691 | 64.1% | 91 min | 2.03% | D |
| MCO to SJU · San Juan | 590 | 74.7% | 68 min | 0.85% | C+ |
| MCO to PHL · Philadelphia | 458 | 61.9% | 111 min | 1.75% | D |
| MCO to ORD · Chicago | 442 | 65.0% | 93 min | 1.58% | C |
| MCO to DCA · Washington | 399 | 65.2% | 83 min | 3.01% | C− |
| MCO to CLT · Charlotte | 393 | 70.5% | 96 min | 2.29% | C |
| MCO to JFK · New York | 391 | 66.6% | 107 min | 7.42% | C− |
| MCO to BWI · Baltimore | 384 | 70.0% | 88 min | 4.43% | C− |
| MCO to EWR · Newark | 369 | 67.4% | 123 min | 2.98% | C |
| MCO to LGA · New York | 367 | 59.2% | 100 min | 7.36% | D− |
| MCO to DFW · Dallas-Fort Worththin sample | 359 | 69.7% | 78 min | 0.84% | C+ |
| MCO to DEN · Denverthin sample | 342 | 68.8% | 77 min | 0.58% | C+ |
| MCO to BOS · Bostonthin sample | 341 | 69.0% | 77 min | 3.23% | C− |
| MCO to BNA · Nashvillethin sample | 308 | 66.0% | 77 min | 1.30% | C |
| MCO to MIA · Miamithin sample | 291 | 72.8% | 106 min | 2.75% | C |
| MCO to LAX · Los Angelesthin sample | 250 | 74.9% | 70 min | 1.20% | C |
| MCO to DTW · Detroitthin sample | 248 | 72.9% | 82 min | 0.40% | C+ |
| MCO to IAH · Houstonthin sample | 241 | 82.2% | 91 min | 1.66% | B |
| MCO to RDU · Raleighthin sample | 203 | 65.0% | 69 min | 1.48% | C |
| MCO to STL · St. Louisthin sample | 190 | 71.1% | 79 min | 1.58% | C |
| MCO to MDW · Chicagothin sample | 190 | 60.0% | 78 min | 1.58% | D |
| MCO to AUS · Austinthin sample | 189 | 72.3% | 91 min | 1.59% | C |
| MCO to IAD · Washingtonthin sample | 181 | 72.6% | 96 min | 1.10% | C |
| MCO to PIT · Pittsburghthin sample | 181 | 64.8% | 62 min | 2.21% | D |
| MCO to DAL · Dallasthin sample | 181 | 66.1% | 82 min | 2.21% | C |
Delay causes
What held MCO up in August
Late-arriving aircraft accounts for 47% of the 320,000 delay minutes carriers reported here, and the remaining four split what is left.
- 47%Late-arriving aircraft
- 23%National Airspace System
- 21%Carrier
- 8%Extreme weather
- 0%Security
47% of delay minutes trace back to a late-arriving aircraft, meaning the plane was already behind before it got here. Across 320,000 reported delay minutes here, that single category outweighs weather by 6 to one. The split is drawn from 319,880 reported delay minutes.
Cancellations sit at 2.16% against a national 1.86%, which is ordinary. Diversions add another 0.41%.
15.1% of arrivals land a full hour or more behind schedule, against 10.9% nationally. Ninety minutes is the honest minimum for a connection here, and two hours if the onward flight is on a separate ticket.
What to do with this
Flying from MCO in August
For a August trip through MCO: plan on this being one of the airport's harder months. The 5am–8am departures held up best at 92.2% on time, and with 15.1% of arrivals an hour or more late, a connection here deserves more slack than the same trip in September would.
Related
Where to go next
- Orlando International (MCO), the whole year
- MCO in September84.6%
- MCO in October75.6%
- MCO in November79.1%
- MCO in December71.7%
- MCO in January75.4%
- MCO in February72.9%
- MCO in March70.5%
- MCO in April77.6%
- MCO in May78.5%
- MCO in June73.3%
- MCO in July68.2%
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, on-time performance data, September 2025 to August 2026. Last updated ; recomputed monthly. How this data is collected.