The flight time from San Antonio to Orlando is 2 hours, 30 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves SAT San Antonio, TX 1 minute early.
11 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 8 minutes in the air
9 minutes taxiing in
Arrives MCO Orlando, FL 4 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Southwest
81%
Spirit
81%
Frontier
73%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from San Antonio to Orlando is 2 hours, 30 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 8 minutes.

The flight distance from San Antonio to Orlando is 1041 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Orlando to San Antonio
2 hours, 52 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
2h 27m
Frontier
2h 33m
Spirit
2h 35m
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)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

23

Distance

1041 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

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Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Southwest
12
Spirit
5
Frontier
4

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is San Antonio from Orlando by plane?

The distance from San Antonio to Orlando by plane is 1041 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from San Antonio to Orlando?

The flight time from San Antonio to Orlando is 2 hours, 30 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 8 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 2 hours, 27 minutes, and Spirit the slowest taking 2 hours, 35 minutes.

What airlines fly from San Antonio to Orlando?

Southwest, Spirit, and Frontier are the airlines with direct flights from San Antonio to Orlando.

Does Southwest fly from San Antonio to Orlando?

Yes! Southwest does fly from San Antonio (SAT) to Orlando (MCO). On average, they have 12 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 San Antonio 1 minute early
Taxi Out Time 11 minutes
In the Air 128 minutes
Taxiing In 9 minutes
Arrives Orlando 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 San Antonio to Orlando, Southwest is 81% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 81% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Southwest 81% 19% 0%
Spirit 81% 18% 1%
Frontier 73% 25% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between San Antonio 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 10 128 8 147
Frontier 13 127 10 153
Spirit 11 129 11 155

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 0.05
6am 0.28
5pm 0.26
8am 0.06
9am 0.57
8pm 0.08
3pm 0.02
5am 0.21
6pm 0.37
10pm 0.01
4pm 0.23
2pm 0.02
11am 0.23
1pm 0.09
10am 0.22
12pm 0.28
7am 0.29
9pm 0.03

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from San Antonio 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 93
February 87
March 111
April 99
May 102
June 98
July 105
August 85
September 84
October 123
November 122
December 120

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from San Antonio 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 3.5
Tuesday 2.81
Wednesday 2.5
Thursday 3.33
Friday 3.52
Saturday 3.94
Sunday 4.04

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
Southwest 0
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)
7pm 10 130 11 158
6am 10 131 7 149
5pm 12 124 9 149
8am 11 134 10 154
9am 11 130 11 155
8pm 10 124 8 143
3pm 12 127 7 142
5am 10 134 8 152
6pm 10 130 10 151
10pm 39 122 10 174
4pm 11 127 8 147
2pm 13 131 16 155
11am 12 128 10 153
1pm 10 127 8 145
10am 12 129 11 155
12pm 11 125 8 147
7am 10 124 7 143
9pm 11 119 7 139
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.