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

Seattle → Orlando via Atlanta: arrives on time 39%

  1. 07:20 SEA → 15:13 ATL
    DL 562 · Delta · 4h 53m · 83% on time, 0.8% cancelled
  2. 47m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:00 ATL → 17:40 MCO
    DL 1742 · Delta · 1h 40m · 57% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 7h 20m, scheduled departure to arrival (Orlando is 3 h ahead of Seattle). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection70%The first flight arrived more than 2 minutes late on 30% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 47m layover.
Arrives on time39%First flight not cancelled (0.8% are) × connection made (70%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (57%).
Total trip7h 20mSEA 07:20 to MCO 17:40, 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.