Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Orlando → Dallas-Fort Worth via Chicago: arrives on time 31%

  1. 16:41 MCO → 18:59 ORD
    AA 2089 · American · 3h 18m · 23% on time, 2.8% cancelled
  2. 2h 00m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:59 ORD → 23:32 DFW
    AA 2600 · American · 2h 33m · 52% on time, 13.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 51m, 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 connection70%The first flight arrived more than 75 minutes late on 30% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 00m layover.
Arrives on time31%First flight not cancelled (2.8% are) × connection made (70%) × second flight not cancelled (13.0% are) and within 15 minutes (52%).
Total trip7h 51mMCO 16:41 to DFW 23:32, 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.