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EWR Newark ⇄ MCO Orlando

Newark Liberty International Airport (United States) and Orlando International Airport (United States): great-circle distance, estimated scheduled flight time each way, time difference and jet lag.

Distance1,511 km939 mi816 nautical miles
EWR → MCO2 h 50 minestimated block time
MCO → EWR2 h 40 minestimated block time
Clock change±0 hOrlando vs Newark, today
Great-circle route from Newark (EWR) to Orlando (MCO)EWRNewarkMCOOrlando
The shortest path over the Earth’s surface (great circle), drawn on a Natural Earth projection. Real flight paths bend around weather, winds and closed airspace.

Flight time each way

EWR → MCO

2 h 50 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 208° (SSW).

Leave Newark Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Orlando Sat 7 Nov, 12:50 local.

MCO → EWR

2 h 40 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 24° (NNE).

Leave Orlando Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Newark Sat 7 Nov, 12:40 local.

The two directions differ by 9 minutes in our estimate: this route runs mostly north–south, so the prevailing westerly winds make little difference. How we estimate it.

Distance

Great-circle distance1,511 km · 939 mi · 816 nmi
Initial heading208° (SSW) from EWR; 24° (NNE) from MCO
Farthest from the equator40.7°N
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip8% of the 20,015 km to the far side of the Earth

Time zones and jet lag

EWRAmerica/New_York — UTC−4 now; UTC−5 standard time, UTC−4 during daylight saving time
MCOAmerica/New_York — UTC−4 now; UTC−5 standard time, UTC−4 during daylight saving time
DifferenceOrlando is on the same clock as Newark today.

Jet lag, flying EWR → MCO. No time-zone change, so no jet lag from the clock — only the usual tiredness of travel.

General information, not medical advice.

The two airports

EWR Newark Liberty International AirportNewark, United States · longest runway 11,000 ft3,353 m MCO Orlando International AirportOrlando, United States · longest runway 12,005 ft3,659 m

Same cities, other airports

JFKMCO New York – Orlando 1,521 km945 mi · 2 h 50 min

More routes from EWR and MCO

EWRORD Newark – Chicago 1,154 km717 mi · 2 h 30 min EWRLAX Newark – Los Angeles 3,941 km2,449 mi · 6 h 05 min EWRDUB Newark – Dublin 5,125 km3,185 mi · 6 h 25 min EWRLHR Newark – London 5,562 km3,456 mi · 6 h 55 min EWRFRA Newark – Frankfurt 6,211 km3,859 mi · 7 h 35 min SINEWR Singapore – Newark 15,337 km9,530 mi · 18 h 30 min ATLMCO Atlanta – Orlando 651 km404 mi · 1 h 45 min JFKMCO New York – Orlando 1,521 km945 mi · 2 h 50 min ORDMCO Chicago – Orlando 1,620 km1,007 mi · 2 h 50 min YYZMCO Toronto – Orlando 1,702 km1,058 mi · 3 h BOSMCO Boston – Orlando 1,806 km1,122 mi · 3 h 15 min

Routes of a similar length

ATLBOS Atlanta – Boston 1,521 km945 mi · 2 h 40 min IAHORD Houston – Chicago 1,491 km926 mi · 2 h 40 min LHRBUD London – Budapest 1,489 km926 mi · 2 h 35 min LAXSEA Los Angeles – Seattle 1,537 km955 mi · 2 h 50 min

Need a different pair? The flight-time calculator works for any two of 3,245 airports. Not covered: which airlines fly this route, schedules, fares and live status — that data is proprietary and we don’t guess it.

Photos on airport pages are credited there. Estimates are rounded to 5 minutes; typical error about 13 minutes (validation).