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


Southwest	MCI	MCO	2h 42m	78%	0.5%	1,282	Flying now
Spirit	MCI	MCO	2h 45m	82%	4.1%	244	Not flying now
Delta	MCI	MCO	2h 57m	72%few flights	0.0%	29	Not 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 Kansas City). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest Details →	MCI 05:50 → PHX 06:35WN 2578	1h 15m Phoenix	PHX 07:50 → MCO 15:10WN 1817	8h 20m	98%	86%
Southwest Details →	MCI 06:55 → DEN 07:45WN 2546	2h 15m Denver	DEN 10:00 → MCO 15:55WN 1339	8h 00m	100%	85%
United Details →	MCI 06:00 → DEN 06:56UA 355	1h 14m Denver	DEN 08:10 → MCO 13:57UA 2292	6h 57m	97%	85%
United Details →	MCI 06:16 → IAH 08:25UA 740	4h 00m Houston	IAH 12:25 → MCO 16:04UA 2662	8h 48m	98%	84%
Delta Details →	MCI 05:38 → ATL 08:44DL 1204	1h 41m Atlanta	ATL 10:25 → MCO 12:00DL 664	5h 22m	99%	82%
United Details →	MCI 06:05 → EWR 09:58UA 1969	1h 12m Newark	EWR 11:10 → MCO 14:03UA 2396	6h 58m	97%	81%
United Details →	MCI 08:30 → IAH 10:38UA 2228	3h 58m Houston	IAH 14:36 → MCO 18:14UA 496	8h 44m	100%	80%
Southwest Details →	MCI 06:30 → HOU 08:35WN 4456	2h 47m Houston	HOU 11:22 → MCO 14:52WN 2034	7h 22m	100%	79%
Tight connection: often missed
Southwest Details →	MCI 21:15 → PHX 22:00WN 2581	1h 05m Phoenix	PHX 23:05 → MCO 06:20 +1WN 4508	8h 05m	57%	45%
Southwest Details →	MCI 17:30 → BNA 19:05WN 4269	1h 25m Nashville	BNA 20:30 → MCO 23:30WN 572	5h 00m	70%	39%
Southwest Details →	MCI 18:05 → STL 19:10WN 4341	50m St Louis	STL 20:00 → MCO 23:30WN 3950	4h 25m	48%	29%

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

PHX · 1h 15m · leaves 05:50 2%

EWR · 1h 12m · leaves 06:05 3%

DEN · 1h 14m · leaves 06:00 3%

Afternoon and evening

DFW · 50m · leaves 14:37 38%

PHX · 1h 05m · leaves 21:15 43%

STL · 50m · leaves 18:05 52%

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.


Southwest WN 2546 MCI 06:55 → DEN United UA 2354 DEN 10:10 → MCO Connection details →	2h 25m	8h 09m	100%	85%
American AA 3845 MCI 05:30 → ORD United UA 1643 ORD 09:12 → MCO Connection details →	1h 41m	6h 43m	97%	83%
American AA 1297 MCI 06:31 → CLT Frontier F9 1445 CLT 12:24 → MCO Connection details →	2h 24m	6h 47m	97%	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