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

Orlando → Seattle via Atlanta: arrives on time 32%

  1. 18:48 MCO → 20:48 ATL
    DL 1742 · Delta · 1h 59m · 55% on time, 1.8% cancelled
  2. 47m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:35 ATL → 23:59 SEA
    DL 903 · Delta · 5h 24m · 79% on time, 0.7% cancelled

Total trip 8h 11m, scheduled departure to arrival (Seattle is 3 h behind Orlando). Times are local. Both flew on 50 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection42%The first flight arrived more than 2 minutes late on 58% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 47m layover.
Arrives on time32%First flight not cancelled (1.8% are) × connection made (42%) × second flight not cancelled (0.7% are) and within 15 minutes (79%).
Total trip8h 11mMCO 18:48 to SEA 23:59, 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.