The flight time from Orlando to Los Angeles is 5 hours, 21 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves MCO Orlando, FL 2 minutes early.
17 minutes taxiing out
4 hours, 51 minutes in the air
10 minutes taxiing in
Arrives LAX Los Angeles, CA 4 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
84%
United
84%
American
79%
JetBlue
60%
Spirit
38%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Orlando to Los Angeles is 5 hours, 21 minutes. The time spent in the air is 4 hours, 51 minutes.

The flight distance from Orlando to Los Angeles is 2218 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Los Angeles to Orlando
4 hours, 42 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

United
5h 17m
Spirit
5h 17m
American
5h 20m
Delta
5h 24m
JetBlue
5h 24m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h3h4h5h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

61

Distance

2218 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246810

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
25
United
14
American
13
JetBlue
5
Spirit
2

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Orlando from Los Angeles by plane?

The distance from Orlando to Los Angeles by plane is 2218 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Orlando to Los Angeles?

The flight time from Orlando to Los Angeles is 5 hours, 21 minutes. The time spent in the air is 4 hours, 51 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with United being the fastest taking 5 hours, 17 minutes, and Delta the slowest taking 5 hours, 24 minutes.

What airlines fly from Orlando to Los Angeles?

American, United, JetBlue, Spirit, and Delta are the airlines with direct flights from Orlando to Los Angeles.

Does Southwest fly from Orlando to Los Angeles?

Southwest does not fly from Orlando (MCO) to Los Angeles (LAX). 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 Orlando 2 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 17 minutes
In the Air 291 minutes
Taxiing In 10 minutes
Arrives Los Angeles 4 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 Orlando to Los Angeles, Delta is 84% reliable, which means that Delta flights are on time 84% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 84% 15% 1%
United 84% 15% 1%
American 79% 21% 0%
JetBlue 60% 40% 0%
Spirit 38% 60% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Orlando and Los Angeles, 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)
United 16 291 8 317
Spirit 18 278 10 317
American 16 292 9 320
Delta 18 291 11 324
JetBlue 18 291 10 324

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
7pm 1.28
6am 1.29
8pm 0.29
6pm 0.79
12pm 0.31
1pm 0.06
9am 0.81
5pm 0.72
5am 0.01
10am 0.58
8am 0.35
3pm 0.08
7am 1.15
4pm 0.9

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Orlando to Los Angeles 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 235
February 219
March 263
April 245
May 285
June 288
July 305
August 308
September 254
October 259
November 250
December 264

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Orlando to Los Angeles 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 9.1
Tuesday 8.08
Wednesday 8.19
Thursday 9.12
Friday 9.13
Saturday 8.35
Sunday 9.1

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 0
United 0
American 0
JetBlue 0
Spirit 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)
7pm 17 290 10 321
6am 17 299 11 329
8pm 19 275 11 316
6pm 16 286 9 319
12pm 15 296 7 319
1pm 13 289 8 312
9am 17 283 9 312
5pm 16 290 8 315
5am 13 297 7 314
10am 18 289 10 319
8am 17 299 9 325
3pm 18 298 10 325
7am 18 287 10 318
4pm 19 290 10 321
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.