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

Dallas-Fort Worth → Orlando via Houston: arrives on time 78%

  1. 11:59 DFW → 13:17 IAH
    UA 539 · United · 1h 18m · 85% on time, 1.7% cancelled
  2. 3h 52m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:09 IAH → 20:48 MCO
    UA 1571 · United · 2h 39m · 82% on time, 0.8% cancelled

Total trip 7h 49m, scheduled departure to arrival (Orlando is 1 h ahead of Dallas-Fort Worth). Times are local. Both flew on 47 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 187 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 52m layover.
Arrives on time78%First flight not cancelled (1.7% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.8% are) and within 15 minutes (82%).
Total trip7h 49mDFW 11:59 to MCO 20:48, layover included

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.