Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

No clear winner: Southwest’s BHM → MCO flights land within a few points of 4 in 5 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Southwest	BHM	MCO	1h 35m	80%	0.5%	848	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Orlando on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Orlando is 1 h ahead of Birmingham). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest Details →	BHM 05:30 → BNA 06:30WN 430	2h 45m Nashville	BNA 09:15 → MCO 12:10WN 4712	5h 40m	98%	85%
American Details →	BHM 05:06 → CLT 07:35AA 3269	2h 34m Charlotte	CLT 10:09 → MCO 11:57AA 2074	5h 51m	98%	85%
Delta Details →	BHM 05:15 → ATL 07:21DL 1979	3h 04m Atlanta	ATL 10:25 → MCO 12:00DL 664	5h 45m	100%	83%
American Details →	BHM 06:00 → PHL 09:20AA 5218 · flown by PSA	1h 30m Philadelphia	PHL 10:50 → MCO 13:30AA 2328	6h 30m	95%	78%
American Details →	BHM 06:00 → DCA 09:18AA 5561 · flown by PSA	2h 07m Washington	DCA 11:25 → MCO 13:51AA 2062	6h 51m	99%	77%
Delta Details →	BHM 06:15 → ATL 08:21DL 1618	3h 04m Atlanta	ATL 11:25 → MCO 13:00DL 1030	5h 45m	99%	77%
Southwest Details →	BHM 05:00 → MDW 06:50WN 442	1h 10m Chicago	MDW 08:00 → MCO 11:35WN 2817	5h 35m	100%	76%
Southwest Details →	BHM 06:15 → DAL 08:00WN 239	1h 10m Dallas	DAL 09:10 → MCO 12:50WN 1725	5h 35m	95%	75%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	BHM 12:03 → ATL 14:09DL 1017	51m Atlanta	ATL 15:00 → MCO 16:37DL 1150	3h 34m	72%	45%
Delta Details →	BHM 11:10 → LGA 14:45DL 4936 · flown by Endeavor	50m New York	LGA 15:35 → MCO 18:52DL 2520	6h 39m	68%	39%
American Details →	BHM 18:42 → CLT 21:27AA 5077 · flown by PSA	1h 02m Charlotte	CLT 22:29 → MCO 00:17 +1AA 1879	4h 35m	49%	31%

Same layover, different day-part

How often the first flight arrives too late to connect (45 min minimum), for one-ticket layovers of 45–80 minutes.

Morning

ATL · 1h 04m · leaves 05:15 2%

DTW · 1h 08m · leaves 06:25 5%

DAL · 1h 10m · leaves 06:15 5%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 46m · leaves 16:00 32%

DFW · 1h 06m · leaves 15:12 51%

CLT · 1h 02m · leaves 18:42 51%

Delays build through the day, so an afternoon first leg eats the layover. A short connection is fine early in the morning and a gamble later on.

Mixing airlines

One ticketMiss it and the airline rebooks you; bags go through. 45 min is enough.

Separate ticketsMiss it and you buy a new ticket. Re-check bags, clear security again: we require 90 min.


Delta DL 1369 BHM 07:28 → ATL Frontier F9 4556 ATL 12:34 → MCO Connection details →	3h 02m	5h 47m	95%	73%
Delta DL 1618 BHM 06:15 → ATL Southwest WN 215 ATL 12:02 → MCO Connection details →	3h 41m	6h 17m	99%	65%
American AA 5561 BHM 06:00 → DCA JetBlue B6 1923 DCA 11:18 → MCO Connection details →	2h 00m	6h 35m	96%	61%

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Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.

How these are worked out. Makes the connection: share of the last year’s flights where the first flight arrived with at least 45 minutes to spare (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled and arriving within 15 minutes. Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.

About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON