The flight time from Cleveland to Orlando is 2 hours, 26 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves CLE Cleveland, OH 1 minute early.
13 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 59 minutes in the air
12 minutes taxiing in
Arrives MCO Orlando, FL 5 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
92%
Southwest
77%
Spirit
76%
Frontier
68%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Cleveland to Orlando is 2 hours, 26 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 59 minutes.

The flight distance from Cleveland to Orlando is 895 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Orlando to Cleveland
2 hours, 27 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
2h 19m
United
2h 21m
Spirit
2h 24m
Frontier
2h 29m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h2h 30m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

43

Distance

895 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun02468

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Frontier
22
Spirit
11
United
8
Southwest
1

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Cleveland from Orlando by plane?

The distance from Cleveland to Orlando by plane is 895 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Cleveland to Orlando?

The flight time from Cleveland to Orlando is 2 hours, 26 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 59 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 2 hours, 19 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 2 hours, 29 minutes.

What airlines fly from Cleveland to Orlando?

Frontier, Southwest, United, and Spirit are the airlines with direct flights from Cleveland to Orlando.

Does Southwest fly from Cleveland to Orlando?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Cleveland (CLE) to Orlando (MCO). On average, they have 1 flights per week on this route. This may vary seasonally, please check the chart above for more details.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Cleveland 1 minute early
Taxi Out Time 13 minutes
In the Air 119 minutes
Taxiing In 12 minutes
Arrives Orlando 5 minutes early

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Cleveland to Orlando, Southwest is 77% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 77% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
United 92% 7% 1%
Southwest 77% 23% 0%
Spirit 76% 22% 2%
Frontier 68% 30% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Cleveland and Orlando, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
Southwest 9 121 7 139
United 12 120 7 141
Spirit 12 118 13 144
Frontier 14 119 14 149

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
11am 0.24
5am 0.98
7am 0.4
6pm 0.24
9pm 0.33
9am 0.86
4pm 0.06
10am 0.35
3pm 0.44
2pm 0.42
7pm 0.38
12pm 0.06
6am 0.22
10pm 0.07
8pm 0.18
5pm 0.07
1pm 0.15
8am 0.64

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Cleveland to Orlando that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 174
February 150
March 191
April 191
May 191
June 169
July 187
August 179
September 174
October 216
November 224
December 219

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Cleveland to Orlando that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 5.96
Tuesday 5.88
Wednesday 5.87
Thursday 5.81
Friday 6.15
Saturday 7.31
Sunday 6.58

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
Frontier 0
Spirit 0
United 0
Southwest 0

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
11am 13 120 10 144
5am 13 118 12 144
7am 13 120 10 146
6pm 12 121 17 152
9pm 13 116 13 144
9am 13 119 11 143
4pm 14 121 14 153
10am 10 118 12 143
3pm 13 121 14 149
2pm 12 121 11 145
7pm 12 119 15 150
12pm 14 122 16 153
6am 14 119 13 149
10pm 13 115 14 147
8pm 14 119 17 150
5pm 13 120 14 148
1pm 11 120 14 148
8am 13 119 7 142
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.