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

Average Timeline

Leaves SJU San Juan, PR 1 minute early.
15 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 39 minutes in the air
9 minutes taxiing in
Arrives MCO Orlando, FL 6 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Southwest
85%
Spirit
84%
JetBlue
78%
Frontier
77%
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 ?

Spirit
3h 3m
JetBlue
3h 3m
Southwest
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

121

Distance

1189 Miles

Flights By Month ?

JFMAMJJASOND0200400600

Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun051015

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

JetBlue
38
Southwest
38
Frontier
24
Spirit
19

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 Spirit 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 38 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 1 minute early
Taxi Out Time 15 minutes
In the Air 159 minutes
Taxiing In 9 minutes
Arrives Orlando 6 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% 14% 1%
Spirit 84% 14% 2%
JetBlue 78% 21% 1%
Frontier 77% 21% 2%

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)
Spirit 12 160 10 183
JetBlue 11 160 10 183
Southwest 17 159 7 185
Frontier 17 158 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 0.41
7am 0.79
2am 0.32
1pm 0.81
3pm 1.01
5am 0.95
4pm 0.85
9pm 0.48
10pm 0.38
1am 0.1
7pm 0.79
2pm 0.84
6am 1.35
11pm 0.1
0am 0.01
6pm 0.91
12pm 0.79
11am 0.83
4am 0.25
3am 1.13
10am 1.1
9am 0.75
5pm 0.91
8pm 1.24

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 528
February 454
March 532
April 515
May 558
June 595
July 623
August 510
September 404
October 482
November 525
December 603

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 18.06
Tuesday 15.88
Wednesday 16.02
Thursday 17.83
Friday 18.44
Saturday 17.48
Sunday 18

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
Southwest 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 15 158 8 182
7am 15 162 8 187
2am 12 158 8 179
1pm 14 158 10 183
3pm 17 163 10 191
5am 15 161 8 186
4pm 16 163 12 190
9pm 14 158 9 183
10pm 14 154 9 180
1am 11 151 7 170
7pm 13 158 10 184
2pm 16 161 11 189
6am 14 160 9 184
11pm 11 159 7 179
0am 10 163 9 186
6pm 16 158 9 185
12pm 17 163 9 189
11am 16 161 8 186
4am 12 157 10 180
3am 14 155 10 180
10am 13 158 9 181
9am 14 158 9 182
5pm 16 159 11 189
8pm 15 156 10 183
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.