Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Orlando → Los Angeles via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 14%
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18:26 MCO → 20:30 DFWAA 2385 · American · 3h 04m · 30% on time, 6.2% cancelled
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1h 06m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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21:36 DFW → 22:49 LAXAA 3287 · American · 3h 13m · 43% on time, 4.1% cancelled
Total trip 7h 23m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 3 h behind Orlando). Times are local. Both flew on 39 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection36%The first flight arrived more than 21 minutes late on 64% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 06m layover.
Arrives on time14%First flight not cancelled (6.2% are) × connection made (36%) × second flight not cancelled (4.1% are) and within 15 minutes (43%).
Total trip7h 23mMCO 18:26 to LAX 22:49, 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.