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

Dallas-Fort Worth → Philadelphia via Orlando: arrives on time 34%

  1. 11:49 DFW → 15:48 MCO
    F9 4018 · Frontier · 2h 59m · 76% on time, 3.9% cancelled
  2. 47m layover in Orlando (MCO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:35 MCO → 19:23 PHL
    F9 4404 · Frontier · 2h 45m · 59% on time, 3.0% cancelled

Total trip 6h 31m, scheduled departure to arrival (Philadelphia is 1 h ahead of Dallas-Fort Worth). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection62%The first flight arrived more than 2 minutes late on 38% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 47m layover.
Arrives on time34%First flight not cancelled (3.9% are) × connection made (62%) × second flight not cancelled (3.0% are) and within 15 minutes (59%).
Total trip6h 31mDFW 11:49 to PHL 19:23, 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.