The flight time from New York to Orlando is 2 hours, 48 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves LGA New York, NY 1 minute early.
20 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 15 minutes in the air
10 minutes taxiing in
Arrives MCO Orlando, FL 7 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
80%
Spirit
77%
Southwest
74%
JetBlue
73%
Frontier
56%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from New York to Orlando is 2 hours, 48 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 15 minutes.

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

Reverse Journey

Orlando to New York
2 hours, 32 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Delta
2h 47m
Southwest
2h 48m
JetBlue
2h 49m
Spirit
2h 50m
Frontier
2h 50m
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

106

Distance

950 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun051015

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

JetBlue
39
Delta
38
Spirit
20
Frontier
7
Southwest
0

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, 48 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 15 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Delta being the fastest taking 2 hours, 47 minutes, and Spirit the slowest taking 2 hours, 50 minutes.

What airlines fly from New York to Orlando?

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

Does Southwest fly from New York to Orlando?

Yes! Southwest does fly from New York (LGA) to Orlando (MCO). On average, they have 0 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 New York 1 minute early
Taxi Out Time 20 minutes
In the Air 135 minutes
Taxiing In 10 minutes
Arrives Orlando 7 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, Delta is 80% reliable, which means that Delta flights are on time 80% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 80% 19% 1%
Spirit 77% 20% 3%
Southwest 74% 24% 2%
JetBlue 73% 25% 2%
Frontier 56% 40% 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 21 135 8 167
Southwest 20 139 8 168
JetBlue 21 135 11 169
Spirit 16 134 15 170
Frontier 19 134 13 170

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 0.59
11am 0.88
8am 0.3
9am 1.82
6am 1.87
10pm 0.35
9pm 0.72
6pm 0.68
12pm 0.22
7pm 1.81
1pm 0.28
2pm 0.95
8pm 0.37
4pm 0.3
7am 1.18
5pm 1.92
3pm 0.62
11pm 0

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 482
February 465
March 534
April 506
May 442
June 409
July 429
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 15.21
Tuesday 15.25
Wednesday 15.35
Thursday 15.25
Friday 15.31
Saturday 14.08
Sunday 16.21

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
JetBlue 1
Delta 1
Spirit 0
Frontier 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)
10am 19 137 10 173
11am 22 135 8 166
8am 20 137 11 171
9am 20 135 11 170
6am 16 133 12 165
10pm 16 133 10 161
9pm 18 132 9 164
6pm 20 137 10 170
12pm 21 136 9 167
7pm 21 134 10 171
1pm 23 139 11 176
2pm 22 136 10 170
8pm 20 133 11 168
4pm 22 137 11 171
7am 21 134 8 164
5pm 21 135 11 171
3pm 21 136 9 169
11pm 20 133 15 168
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.