The flight time from Washington to Orlando is 2 hours, 18 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves DCA Washington, DC 2 minutes early.
16 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 50 minutes in the air
9 minutes taxiing in
Arrives MCO Orlando, FL 10 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
84%
American
81%
JetBlue
79%
Southwest
79%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Washington to Orlando is 2 hours, 18 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 50 minutes.

The flight distance from Washington to Orlando is 759 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Orlando to Washington
2 hours, 8 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
2h 14m
Delta
2h 17m
JetBlue
2h 17m
American
2h 21m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

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Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

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Flights Per Week

96

Distance

759 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

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Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
37
JetBlue
25
Southwest
21
Delta
12

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Washington from Orlando by plane?

The distance from Washington to Orlando by plane is 759 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Washington to Orlando?

The flight time from Washington to Orlando is 2 hours, 18 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 50 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 2 hours, 14 minutes, and American the slowest taking 2 hours, 21 minutes.

What airlines fly from Washington to Orlando?

JetBlue, American, Southwest, and Delta are the airlines with direct flights from Washington to Orlando.

Does Southwest fly from Washington to Orlando?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Washington (DCA) to Orlando (MCO). On average, they have 21 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 Washington 2 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 16 minutes
In the Air 110 minutes
Taxiing In 9 minutes
Arrives Orlando 10 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 Washington to Orlando, Southwest is 79% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 79% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 84% 14% 2%
American 81% 17% 2%
Southwest 79% 19% 2%
JetBlue 79% 19% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Washington 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 14 110 8 134
Delta 15 110 9 137
JetBlue 16 109 10 137
American 18 110 11 141

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
2pm 0.63
5pm 1.52
8pm 0.58
6am 2.5
6pm 0.45
4pm 0.18
3pm 0.86
11am 0.66
8am 1.35
10am 0.88
7pm 0.66
9am 0.33
9pm 0.01
1pm 1.21
12pm 1.05
7am 0.63

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Washington 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 457
February 432
March 467
April 448
May 426
June 410
July 425
August 391
September 369
October 418
November 381
December 394

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Washington 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 14.13
Tuesday 13.69
Wednesday 13.42
Thursday 13.69
Friday 13.75
Saturday 13.87
Sunday 13.94

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
American 1
JetBlue 0
Southwest 0
Delta 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)
2pm 15 112 10 139
5pm 17 110 11 141
8pm 16 108 10 137
6am 15 109 8 134
6pm 15 111 10 138
4pm 15 109 12 142
3pm 19 111 11 145
11am 17 111 10 141
8am 20 110 10 142
10am 19 110 10 141
7pm 14 108 9 132
9am 18 108 9 135
9pm 11 110 14 133
1pm 14 110 8 135
12pm 15 109 10 136
7am 17 108 9 136
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.