LGA to MCO flight delays

LGA MCO LaGuardia to Orlando · 950 miles

15,629 flights were scheduled from LGA to MCO over July 2023 through June 2026. Of the 15,151 that made the trip, 73.2% 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
15,629
Arrived on time
73.2%
Cancelled
2.7%
Scheduled distance
950 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 LGA–MCO, 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
Delta Air Lines 74.4% 71 min 2.6% 6,345
JetBlue Airways 70.3% 85 min 2.3% 4,363
Spirit Airlines 80.4% 84 min 3.4% 2,530
American Airlines 70.5% 77 min 2.2% 1,569
Frontier Airlines 63.5% 98 min 3.9% 822

Month by month

July was the month to avoid on LGA–MCO: 59.4% of flights arrived on time, against 81.7% in October. 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, 73.2%.
Arrival on-time share, LGA to MCO, by calendar month
Month Share flights that arrived on time Flights
January 74.7% 1,464
February 75.5% 1,403
March 71.2% 1,529
April 78.2% 1,339
May 70.2% 1,176
June 67.2% 1,071
July 59.4% 1,206
August 68.4% 1,249
September 78.2% 1,147
October 81.7% 1,265
November 80.7% 1,369
December 70.6% 1,411

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.

LGA to MCO in one number

LGA → MCO

When a flight on this route was late, it was late by about 79 min.

July 2023–June 2026 · 15,629 flights

73.2% of flights arrived on time

Questions about LGA to MCO

Which airline is most reliable from LGA to MCO?
Spirit Airlines — its flights on this pairing arrived on time 80.4% of the time, with 2,530 scheduled. Frontier Airlines came in at 63.5% over 822 scheduled. Airlines with fewer than 100 flights on the route are not rated.
What is the worst month to fly LGA to MCO?
July, at 59.4% of arrivals on time, with 1,206 flights scheduled. October was the best of the year at 81.7%.
How late are LGA–MCO flights when they are late?
79 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 LGA to MCO flight cancelled?
2.7% 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 MCO 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.