The flight time from San Juan to Orlando is 3 hours, 5 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves SJU San Juan, PR on time.
15 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 39 minutes in the air
10 minutes taxiing in
Arrives MCO Orlando, FL 2 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Southwest
85%
Frontier
77%
Spirit
73%
JetBlue
72%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from San Juan to Orlando is 3 hours, 5 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 39 minutes.

The flight distance from San Juan to Orlando is 1189 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Orlando to San Juan
2 hours, 45 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

JetBlue
3h 3m
Southwest
3h 5m
Spirit
3h 5m
Frontier
3h 10m
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)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

122

Distance

1189 Miles

Flights By Month ?

JFMAMJJASOND0200400600

Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun051015

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Southwest
36
JetBlue
35
Frontier
25
Spirit
24

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is San Juan from Orlando by plane?

The distance from San Juan to Orlando by plane is 1189 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 Juan to Orlando?

The flight time from San Juan to Orlando is 3 hours, 5 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 39 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with JetBlue being the fastest taking 3 hours, 3 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 3 hours, 10 minutes.

What airlines fly from San Juan to Orlando?

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

Does Southwest fly from San Juan to Orlando?

Yes! Southwest does fly from San Juan (SJU) to Orlando (MCO). On average, they have 36 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 Juan on time
Taxi Out Time 15 minutes
In the Air 159 minutes
Taxiing In 10 minutes
Arrives Orlando 2 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 Juan to Orlando, Southwest is 85% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 85% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Southwest 85% 15% 0%
Frontier 77% 22% 1%
Spirit 73% 26% 1%
JetBlue 72% 27% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between San Juan 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)
JetBlue 13 159 10 183
Southwest 16 160 7 185
Spirit 12 160 11 185
Frontier 16 158 13 190

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
8am 0.3
7am 0.52
2am 0.25
1pm 0.78
3pm 0.87
5am 1.55
4pm 0.93
9pm 0.5
10pm 0.78
1am 0.06
7pm 0.79
2pm 0.89
6am 1.11
11pm 0.08
0am 0.07
6pm 0.98
12pm 1.04
11am 0.72
4am 0.48
3am 1.1
10am 0.93
9am 0.52
5pm 0.83
8pm 1.23

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from San Juan 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 520
February 432
March 532
April 515
May 558
June 595
July 623
August 600
September 460
October 463
November 520
December 569

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from San Juan 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 17.63
Tuesday 17.44
Wednesday 17.02
Thursday 17.31
Friday 17.75
Saturday 17.94
Sunday 17.73

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 1
JetBlue 1
Frontier 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)
8am 14 161 9 183
7am 15 163 9 190
2am 14 153 11 179
1pm 16 160 10 188
3pm 15 160 10 188
5am 14 160 9 185
4pm 16 163 12 192
9pm 14 157 8 181
10pm 13 154 8 177
1am 11 152 8 178
7pm 15 158 10 184
2pm 16 159 10 187
6am 15 161 10 187
11pm 11 153 7 172
0am 11 152 7 171
6pm 15 161 11 189
12pm 16 162 10 188
11am 15 160 9 185
4am 12 163 10 185
3am 14 157 11 183
10am 15 159 9 185
9am 14 160 9 185
5pm 15 158 11 188
8pm 15 156 10 183
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.