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

Orlando → Los Angeles via Philadelphia: arrives on time 38%

  1. 17:37 MCO → 20:22 PHL
    AA 2109 · American · 2h 45m · 46% on time, 2.8% cancelled
  2. 1h 43m layover in Philadelphia (PHL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:05 PHL → 00:50 LAX +1 day
    AA 738 · American · 5h 45m · 62% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 10h 13m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 3 h behind Orlando). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection64%The first flight arrived more than 58 minutes late on 36% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 43m layover.
Arrives on time38%First flight not cancelled (2.8% are) × connection made (64%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (62%).
Total trip10h 13mMCO 17:37 to LAX 00:50, 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.