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

Dallas → Austin via Orlando: arrives on time 11%

  1. 17:45 DAL → 21:30 MCO
    WN 965 · Southwest · 2h 45m · 42% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 50m layover in Orlando (MCO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:20 MCO → 23:55 AUS
    WN 2600 · Southwest · 2h 35m · 50% on time, 3.0% cancelled

Total trip 6h 10m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection23%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 77% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time11%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (23%) × second flight not cancelled (3.0% are) and within 15 minutes (50%).
Total trip6h 10mDAL 17:45 to AUS 23:55, 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.