MCO to BWI flight delays

MCO BWI Orlando to Baltimore/Washington Thurgood Marshall · 787 miles

15,458 flights were scheduled from MCO to BWI over July 2023 through June 2026. Of the 15,137 that made the trip, 76% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. These are arrival figures: “on time” means the flight reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Arrivals are what decide whether you make the connection, so route and airline pages are scored on them rather than on pushback.

Data through June 2026 · Bureau of Transportation Statistics

The route in brief

Flights in the window
15,458
Arrived on time
76%
Cancelled
1.9%
Scheduled distance
787 miles

Cancellations are counted against everything scheduled. Diverted flights are counted with them rather than as very late arrivals, which is why the on-time share and the cancellation rate do not add up to everything that happened.

Airline by airline

Airlines with at least 100 flights on MCO–BWI, busiest first. Same route, same weather, same air traffic — which makes this the fairest comparison on the site.

Airline Arrived on time Typical delay Cancelled Flights
Southwest Airlines 78.1% 59 min 2% 11,068
Spirit Airlines 66.5% 68 min 1.7% 2,605
Frontier Airlines 76.9% 72 min 1.5% 1,785

Month by month

July was the month to avoid on MCO–BWI: 60.1% of flights arrived on time, against 84.9% in November. Each bar pools three years of that calendar month.

Share of flights that arrived on time, by calendar month. Best month in green, worst in amber. The hairline sits at the overall rate, 76%.
Arrival on-time share, MCO to BWI, by calendar month
Month Share flights that arrived on time Flights
January 82.5% 1,321
February 77.8% 1,252
March 73.6% 1,382
April 79.2% 1,366
May 74.2% 1,248
June 72.1% 1,195
July 60.1% 1,329
August 64.9% 1,290
September 80.4% 1,140
October 82.6% 1,236
November 84.9% 1,318
December 80.1% 1,381

Both ends of the route

A route’s record is built out of two airports’ habits. The hour-by-hour grid for each is on its own page.

MCO to BWI in one number

MCO → BWI

When a flight on this route was late, it was late by about 62 min.

July 2023–June 2026 · 15,458 flights

76% of flights arrived on time

Questions about MCO to BWI

Which airline is most reliable from MCO to BWI?
Southwest Airlines — its flights on this pairing arrived on time 78.1% of the time, with 11,068 scheduled. Spirit Airlines came in at 66.5% over 2,605 scheduled. Airlines with fewer than 100 flights on the route are not rated.
What is the worst month to fly MCO to BWI?
July, at 60.1% of arrivals on time, with 1,329 flights scheduled. November was the best of the year at 84.9%.
How late are MCO–BWI flights when they are late?
62 min on average, counting only the flights that arrived 15 minutes or more behind schedule. The on-time flights are left out of that average on purpose — mixing them in would flatter it.
How often is the MCO to BWI flight cancelled?
1.9% of scheduled flights on this route were cancelled, July 2023 through June 2026. Diverted flights are counted with the cancellations rather than as late arrivals.
Are these departure or arrival numbers?
Arrival. A flight counts as on time here if it reached the gate at BWI less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Airport pages score departures instead, because that is the number you can act on when you pick a booking time.