The flight time from Portland to Orlando is 3 hours, 21 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves PWM Portland, ME 5 minutes early.
12 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 51 minutes in the air
15 minutes taxiing in
Arrives MCO Orlando, FL 18 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Frontier
77%
Southwest
60%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Portland to Orlando is 3 hours, 21 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 51 minutes.

The flight distance from Portland to Orlando is 1214 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Orlando to Portland
3 hours, 1 minute

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
3h 9m
Frontier
3h 21m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h3h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

4

Distance

1214 Miles

Flights By Month ?

JFMAMJJASOND010203040

Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Frontier
4
Southwest
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Portland from Orlando by plane?

The distance from Portland to Orlando by plane is 1214 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Portland to Orlando?

The flight time from Portland to Orlando is 3 hours, 21 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 51 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 3 hours, 9 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 3 hours, 21 minutes.

What airlines fly from Portland to Orlando?

Southwest and Frontier are the airlines with direct flights from Portland to Orlando.

Does Southwest fly from Portland to Orlando?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Portland (PWM) 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 Portland 5 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 12 minutes
In the Air 171 minutes
Taxiing In 15 minutes
Arrives Orlando 18 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 Portland to Orlando, Southwest is 60% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 60% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Frontier 77% 18% 5%
Southwest 60% 40% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Portland 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 11 173 9 189
Frontier 12 170 15 201

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
12pm 0.05
8pm 0.1
5pm 0.05
3pm 0.02
10am 0.02
4pm 0.01
9am 0.03
1pm 0.1
7pm 0.11
2pm 0.02
11am 0.06
9pm 0.02
6pm 0.05

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Portland 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 31
February 41
March 42
April 29
May 17
June 13
July 13
August 0
September 4
October 15
November 18
December 25

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Portland 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 0.6
Tuesday 0.77
Wednesday 0.42
Thursday 0.85
Friday 0.6
Saturday 0.67
Sunday 0.87

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
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)
12pm 12 172 13 200
8pm 10 174 18 204
5pm 12 171 14 202
3pm 11 182 10 214
10am 12 166 12 194
4pm 15 173 15 204
9am 12 162 14 194
1pm 14 170 12 202
7pm 11 168 15 200
2pm 17 172 10 209
11am 12 168 14 195
9pm 10 178 12 204
6pm 12 169 19 207
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.