MCO → DCA Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines · Orlando, FL to Washington, DC · 1,097 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 45 flight numbers

This route runs much more reliably at some times of day than others — 87% on-time departing 6–9am vs. 50% departing 3–6pm.
On-time arrival
69%
Median delay
+2 min
90th percentile
+63 min
Cancellation rate
1%

How on-time is Southwest Airlines from MCO to DCA?

Across every Southwest Airlines flight number on MCO → DCA (1,097 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 69% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay +2 min; the worst 10% ran +63 min or later. 1% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time74469%
16-30 min12311%
31-60 min1029%
61-120 min757%
2+ hrs404%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-079757%+45 min
2025-089366%+16 min
2025-098975%+3 min
2025-109274%+9 min
2025-118676%+15 min
2025-129369%+15 min
2026-019081%+4 min
2026-028360%+18 min
2026-038761%+24 min
2026-048973%+9 min
2026-059266%+9 min
2026-069367%+23 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon15567%
Tue15877%
Wed15475%
Thu15467%
Fri15565%
Sat16567%
Sun14363%

Based on US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading the full breakdown…