The flight time from St. Louis to Orlando is 2 hours, 14 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves STL St. Louis, MO 1 minute late.
11 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 53 minutes in the air
8 minutes taxiing in
Arrives MCO Orlando, FL 3 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Southwest
83%
Spirit
67%
Frontier
64%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from St. Louis to Orlando is 2 hours, 14 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 53 minutes.

The flight distance from St. Louis to Orlando is 882 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Orlando to St. Louis
2 hours, 28 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
2h 11m
Spirit
2h 20m
Frontier
2h 23m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

47

Distance

882 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun02468

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Southwest
34
Spirit
6
Frontier
6

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is St. Louis from Orlando by plane?

The distance from St. Louis to Orlando by plane is 882 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from St. Louis to Orlando?

The flight time from St. Louis to Orlando is 2 hours, 14 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 53 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 2 hours, 11 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 2 hours, 23 minutes.

What airlines fly from St. Louis to Orlando?

Southwest, Spirit, and Frontier are the airlines with direct flights from St. Louis to Orlando.

Does Southwest fly from St. Louis to Orlando?

Yes! Southwest does fly from St. Louis (STL) to Orlando (MCO). On average, they have 34 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 St. Louis 1 minute late
Taxi Out Time 11 minutes
In the Air 113 minutes
Taxiing In 8 minutes
Arrives Orlando 3 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 St. Louis to Orlando, Southwest is 83% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 83% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Southwest 83% 16% 1%
Spirit 67% 32% 1%
Frontier 64% 34% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between St. Louis 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 11 112 7 131
Spirit 11 114 12 140
Frontier 14 113 13 143

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 0.17
4pm 0.52
9am 0.07
8pm 0.67
6am 0.16
10pm 0.03
8am 0.93
1pm 0.33
7am 0.03
5am 0.81
6pm 0.52
3pm 0.74
2pm 0.47
9pm 0.14
11am 0.08
7pm 0.47
5pm 0.53
10am 0.07

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from St. Louis 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 195
February 174
March 217
April 215
May 219
June 210
July 216
August 193
September 189
October 214
November 209
December 231

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from St. Louis 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 6.79
Tuesday 6.33
Wednesday 6.48
Thursday 6.67
Friday 6.79
Saturday 7.02
Sunday 7.65

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
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)
12pm 11 114 7 132
4pm 11 115 11 139
9am 11 112 8 132
8pm 12 111 10 135
6am 12 111 7 131
10pm 13 111 10 134
8am 11 113 7 131
1pm 11 115 7 133
7am 10 114 7 132
5am 11 112 7 131
6pm 11 112 8 133
3pm 11 114 10 138
2pm 10 114 8 132
9pm 10 110 7 128
11am 10 112 7 129
7pm 11 111 9 133
5pm 11 114 9 136
10am 10 112 8 134
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.