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

No nonstop, and no clear pattern: the best connection reaches Oakland on time 88% of the time.

Best connections, any airlines

Ranked by chance you reach Oakland on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Oakland is 3 h behind Orlando). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest Details →	MCO 07:15 → PHX 08:45WN 2680	55m Phoenix	PHX 09:40 → OAK 11:35WN 2680	7h 20m	95%	88%
Delta Details →	MCO 10:45 → SLC 13:25DL 2031	1h 55m Salt Lake City	SLC 15:20 → OAK 16:23DL 3903 · flown by SkyWest	8h 38m	96%	87%
Delta Details →	MCO 16:40 → SLC 19:30DL 2036	3h 20m Salt Lake City	SLC 22:50 → OAK 23:50DL 3797 · flown by SkyWest	10h 11m	89%	84%
Delta + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	MCO 07:06 → SLC 09:52DL 2025	3h 08m Salt Lake City	SLC 13:00 → OAK 13:50WN 2951	9h 44m	99%	83%
Southwest + Alaskatwo ticketsDetails →	MCO 07:10 → SAN 09:10WN 2695	3h 20m San Diego	SAN 12:30 → OAK 14:10AS 3218 · flown by SkyWest	10h 00m	100%	83%
United + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	MCO 07:00 → LAX 09:17UA 2113	2h 38m Los Angeles	LAX 11:55 → OAK 13:15WN 4893	9h 15m	99%	81%
Alaska + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	MCO 07:37 → SAN 09:37AS 708	2h 08m San Diego	SAN 11:45 → OAK 13:25WN 3517	8h 48m	96%	78%
Southwest Details →	MCO 06:45 → LAS 08:25WN 2365	2h 25m Las Vegas	LAS 10:50 → OAK 12:30WN 322	8h 45m	100%	76%
Tight connection: often missed
Southwest Details →	MCO 16:45 → LAS 18:45WN 2648	1h 05m Las Vegas	LAS 19:50 → OAK 21:20WN 4270	7h 40m	74%	40%
Southwest Details →	MCO 18:55 → MDW 20:50WN 2660	50m Chicago	MDW 21:40 → OAK 00:15 +1WN 4042	8h 15m	31%	14%

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 · 55m · leaves 07:15 5%

DAL · 1h 00m · leaves 06:15 7%

SLC · 53m · leaves 07:06 10%

Afternoon and evening

LAS · 1h 05m · leaves 16:45 26%

MDW · 50m · leaves 18:55 69%

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.

The table above includes two-ticket connections (marked “two tickets”), held to the 90-minute minimum. One ticket only →

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