The flight time from New York to Orlando is 2 hours, 46 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves LGA New York, NY 2 minutes early.
19 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 14 minutes in the air
10 minutes taxiing in
Arrives MCO Orlando, FL 9 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
81%
Spirit
79%
JetBlue
77%
Frontier
67%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from New York to Orlando is 2 hours, 46 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 14 minutes.

The flight distance from New York to Orlando is 950 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Orlando to New York
2 hours, 31 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Delta
2h 46m
Spirit
2h 46m
JetBlue
2h 46m
Frontier
2h 53m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

100

Distance

950 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun051015

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
39
JetBlue
36
Spirit
19
Frontier
5

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is New York from Orlando by plane?

The distance from New York to Orlando by plane is 950 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from New York to Orlando?

The flight time from New York to Orlando is 2 hours, 46 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 14 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with JetBlue being the fastest taking 2 hours, 46 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 2 hours, 53 minutes.

What airlines fly from New York to Orlando?

JetBlue, Frontier, Spirit, and Delta are the airlines with direct flights from New York to Orlando.

Does Southwest fly from New York to Orlando?

Southwest does not fly from New York (LGA) to Orlando (MCO). Keep in mind that Southwest may fly to other nearby airports, as they will often fly into smaller airpors instead of larger ones. This is because the costs are often lower to fly into smaller airports, and they pass the savings on to you.

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 New York 2 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 19 minutes
In the Air 134 minutes
Taxiing In 10 minutes
Arrives Orlando 9 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 New York to Orlando, Frontier is 67% reliable, which means that Frontier flights are on time 67% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 81% 18% 1%
Spirit 79% 18% 3%
JetBlue 77% 22% 1%
Frontier 67% 29% 4%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between New York 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)
Delta 21 134 9 166
Spirit 15 133 13 166
JetBlue 19 134 11 166
Frontier 20 135 15 173

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
10am 0.8
11am 1.1
8am 0.37
9am 1.25
6am 1.87
10pm 0.09
9pm 0.83
6pm 1.01
12pm 0.36
7pm 1.33
1pm 0.46
2pm 0.45
8pm 0.69
4pm 0.28
7am 1.08
5pm 1.1
3pm 0.88
11pm 0.03

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from New York 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 469
February 471
March 489
April 417
May 372
June 337
July 371
August 434
September 429
October 479
November 472
December 465

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from New York 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 14.5
Tuesday 14.33
Wednesday 14.52
Thursday 14.44
Friday 14.54
Saturday 13.17
Sunday 14.6

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
Delta 1
JetBlue 1
Spirit 0
Frontier 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)
10am 18 137 12 171
11am 20 134 9 164
8am 20 138 12 172
9am 22 134 9 168
6am 15 132 12 163
10pm 15 133 12 164
9pm 17 131 9 159
6pm 20 136 10 170
12pm 20 135 10 166
7pm 21 134 10 169
1pm 18 133 10 164
2pm 21 134 11 167
8pm 20 135 10 168
4pm 19 131 11 164
7am 21 133 8 165
5pm 20 132 12 168
3pm 20 135 9 168
11pm 15 131 12 159
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.