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Best Airline: DTW to MCO

Detroit to Orlando — airline reliability comparison

Spirit Airlines is the most reliable airline on the DTW to MCO route with a 82% on-time rate, compared to Southwest Airlines at 68%. Based on 4,530 flights tracked.

This route involves weather-prone airports, which can affect reliability regardless of airline.

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated October 2026.

On-Time Rate by Airline

Spirit Airlines82%
Delta Air Lines77%
Frontier Airlines73%
Southwest Airlines68%

DTW to MCO Airline Comparison

AirlineOn-Time %Cancel %Avg DelayFlights
Spirit AirlinesNKBest82%0.9%69m4,530
Delta Air LinesDL77%0.9%71m7,572
Frontier AirlinesF973%2.2%107m1,586
Southwest AirlinesWNWorst68%0.4%73m170

Route Overview

78%
Overall On-Time
76m
Avg Delay
1.1%
Cancel Rate
13,965
Total Flights
DTW to MCO Route DetailsReturn: MCO to DTW
DTW AirportMCO Airport

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Data last updated October 2026. Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics.