Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth → Chicago via Orlando: arrives on time 7%
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12:00 DFW → 15:48 MCOAA 2097 · American · 2h 44m · 41% on time, 1.4% cancelled
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53m layover in Orlando (MCO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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16:41 MCO → 18:59 ORDAA 2089 · American · 3h 18m · 23% on time, 2.8% cancelled
Total trip 6h 59m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection32%The first flight arrived more than 8 minutes late on 68% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 53m layover.
Arrives on time7%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (32%) × second flight not cancelled (2.8% are) and within 15 minutes (23%).
Total trip6h 59mDFW 12:00 to ORD 18:59, 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.