MCO → DTW Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines · Orlando, FL to Detroit, MI · 128 flights, 2025-07-05 to 2026-05-30 · aggregated across 17 flight numbers

This route runs much more reliably at some times of day than others — 78% on-time departing 12–3pm vs. 40% departing 3–6pm.
On-time arrival
57%
Median delay
+12 min
90th percentile
+73 min
Cancellation rate
1%

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

Across every Southwest Airlines flight number on MCO → DTW (128 flights, 2025-07-05 to 2026-05-30), 57% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay +12 min; the worst 10% ran +73 min or later. 1% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time7357%
16-30 min2217%
31-60 min1613%
61-120 min129%
2+ hrs43%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-07888%+9 min
2025-08250%+33 min
2025-101765%+20 min
2025-111782%+4 min
2025-121547%+33 min
2026-011471%+8 min
2026-022548%+24 min
2026-031741%+44 min
2026-04743%+28 min
2026-05520%+52 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon1553%
Tue425%
Wed1100%
Thu1354%
Fri1765%
Sat4755%
Sun3063%

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