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

Orlando → Los Angeles via St Louis: arrives on time 20%

  1. 18:40 MCO → 20:20 STL
    WN 3236 · Southwest · 2h 40m · 46% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 00m layover in St Louis (STL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:20 STL → 23:10 LAX
    WN 4556 · Southwest · 3h 50m · 44% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 30m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 3 h behind Orlando). Times are local. Both flew on 25 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection46%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 54% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time20%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (46%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (44%).
Total trip7h 30mMCO 18:40 to LAX 23:10, 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.