Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Birmingham → Denver via Orlando: arrives on time 21%
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17:20 BHM → 20:05 MCOWN 3656 · Southwest · 1h 45m · 55% on time, 0.0% cancelled
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50m layover in Orlando (MCO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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20:55 MCO → 22:58 DENWN 2634 · Southwest · 4h 02m · 56% on time, 5.9% cancelled
Total trip 6h 37m, scheduled departure to arrival (Denver is 1 h behind Birmingham). Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection40%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 60% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time21%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (40%) × second flight not cancelled (5.9% are) and within 15 minutes (56%).
Total trip6h 37mBHM 17:20 to DEN 22:58, 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.