Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Orlando → Dallas-Fort Worth via Chicago: arrives on time 19%
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15:05 MCO → 17:20 ORDAA 2066 · American · 3h 18m · 51% on time, 1.4% cancelled
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1h 00m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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18:20 ORD → 21:01 DFWAA 1559 · American · 2h 37m · 41% on time, 4.2% cancelled
Total trip 6h 52m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dallas-Fort Worth is 1 h behind Orlando). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection51%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 49% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time19%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (51%) × second flight not cancelled (4.2% are) and within 15 minutes (41%).
Total trip6h 52mMCO 15:05 to DFW 21:01, 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.