Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Philadelphia → Houston via Orlando: arrives on time 52%
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12:54 PHL → 15:30 MCOF9 4173 · Frontier · 2h 41m · 65% on time, 1.2% cancelled
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1h 06m layover in Orlando (MCO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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16:36 MCO → 18:27 IAHF9 3469 · Frontier · 2h 53m · 76% on time, 0.7% cancelled
Total trip 6h 35m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 1 h behind Philadelphia). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection70%The first flight arrived more than 21 minutes late on 30% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 06m layover.
Arrives on time52%First flight not cancelled (1.2% are) × connection made (70%) × second flight not cancelled (0.7% are) and within 15 minutes (76%).
Total trip6h 35mPHL 12:54 to IAH 18:27, 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.