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

No clear winner: airlines and hours on this route all land within a few points of 4 in 5 on time.

Nonstops


Delta	CVG	MCO	2h 16m	81%	1.2%	778	Flying now
Frontier	CVG	MCO	2h 17m	81%	1.2%	823	Flying now
Southwest	CVG	MCO	2h 10m	77%	0.8%	236	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. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest Details →	CVG 07:00 → BNA 07:10WN 3349	2h 05m Nashville	BNA 09:15 → MCO 12:10WN 4712	5h 10m	100%	90%
American Details →	CVG 05:08 → CLT 06:35AA 429	3h 34m Charlotte	CLT 10:09 → MCO 11:57AA 2074	6h 49m	97%	87%
United Details →	CVG 06:00 → ORD 06:36UA 5618 · flown by SkyWest	2h 36m Chicago	ORD 09:12 → MCO 13:13UA 1643	7h 13m	100%	85%
Delta Details →	CVG 05:34 → ATL 07:04DL 2441	1h 21m Atlanta	ATL 08:25 → MCO 09:56DL 1213	4h 22m	98%	84%
Southwest Details →	CVG 05:35 → BWI 07:05WN 1246	2h 25m Baltimore	BWI 09:30 → MCO 11:50WN 3658	6h 15m	100%	82%
Delta Details →	CVG 07:05 → ATL 08:39DL 2302	1h 46m Atlanta	ATL 10:25 → MCO 12:00DL 664	4h 55m	98%	82%
United Details →	CVG 06:35 → IAH 08:11UA 2442	1h 19m Houston	IAH 09:30 → MCO 13:00UA 2310	6h 25m	96%	81%
American Details →	CVG 05:44 → PHL 07:34AA 5438 · flown by PSA	3h 16m Philadelphia	PHL 10:50 → MCO 13:30AA 2328	7h 46m	99%	80%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	CVG 08:56 → ORD 09:32AA 3894 · flown by Envoy	58m Chicago	ORD 10:30 → MCO 14:15AA 2066	5h 24m	72%	49%
Delta Details →	CVG 18:29 → DTW 19:51DL 5071 · flown by Endeavor	1h 07m Detroit	DTW 20:58 → MCO 23:34DL 1123	5h 06m	72%	42%
American Details →	CVG 13:58 → DFW 15:28AA 3307	1h 05m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 16:33 → MCO 20:25AA 2791	6h 27m	61%	25%

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

IAH · 1h 19m · leaves 06:35 4%

DTW · 1h 09m · leaves 06:19 6%

JFK · 1h 00m · leaves 06:45 6%

Afternoon and evening

DTW · 1h 07m · leaves 18:29 28%

DFW · 1h 05m · leaves 13:58 39%

ATL · 51m · leaves 14:32 40%

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 5069 CVG 06:30 → EWR United UA 2396 EWR 11:10 → MCO Connection details →	2h 41m	7h 33m	98%	82%
Delta DL 5229 CVG 07:00 → DCA American AA 2062 DCA 11:25 → MCO Connection details →	2h 52m	6h 51m	97%	82%
American AA 2967 CVG 07:42 → CLT Frontier F9 1445 CLT 12:24 → MCO Connection details →	3h 08m	6h 36m	100%	79%

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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