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

Dallas → Orlando via Atlanta: arrives on time 43%

  1. 15:59 DAL → 19:14 ATL
    DL 512 · Delta · 2h 15m · 72% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 1h 01m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:15 ATL → 21:52 MCO
    DL 1735 · Delta · 1h 37m · 61% on time, 1.3% cancelled

Total trip 4h 53m, scheduled departure to arrival (Orlando is 1 h ahead of Dallas). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection72%The first flight arrived more than 16 minutes late on 28% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 01m layover.
Arrives on time43%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (72%) × second flight not cancelled (1.3% are) and within 15 minutes (61%).
Total trip4h 53mDAL 15:59 to MCO 21:52, 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.