Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth → Orlando via Washington: arrives on time 37%
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11:54 DFW → 15:59 DCAAA 1414 · American · 3h 05m · 70% on time, 3.8% cancelled
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1h 01m layover in Washington (DCA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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17:00 DCA → 19:40 MCOAA 2139 · American · 2h 31m · 57% on time, 3.9% cancelled
Total trip 6h 37m, scheduled departure to arrival (Orlando is 1 h ahead of Dallas-Fort Worth). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection71%The first flight arrived more than 16 minutes late on 29% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 01m layover.
Arrives on time37%First flight not cancelled (3.8% are) × connection made (71%) × second flight not cancelled (3.9% are) and within 15 minutes (57%).
Total trip6h 37mDFW 11:54 to MCO 19:40, layover included
Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.
Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.