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

Connect in the morning. The same one-hour layover misses 5% of the time at 12 pm and 1 time in 3 at 10 pm.

Nonstops


United	MCO	CLE	2h 35m	86%	0.7%	553	Flying now
Southwest	MCO	CLE	2h 30m	80%	0.9%	332	Flying now
Frontier	MCO	CLE	2h 40m	74%	1.2%	1,225	Flying now
Spirit	MCO	CLE	–	0%few flights	0.0%	2	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Cleveland on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	MCO 06:15 → ATL 07:52DL 1494	1h 51m Atlanta	ATL 09:43 → CLE 11:32DL 2978	5h 18m	98%	86%
Southwest Details →	MCO 08:15 → MDW 10:00WN 1340	2h 15m Chicago	MDW 12:15 → CLE 14:25WN 1813	6h 10m	100%	85%
Delta Details →	MCO 09:05 → ATL 10:40DL 1505	2h 56m Atlanta	ATL 13:36 → CLE 15:23DL 2545	6h 18m	99%	85%
Southwest Details →	MCO 07:35 → BNA 08:35WN 550	1h 30m Nashville	BNA 10:05 → CLE 12:35WN 4571	5h 00m	100%	84%
Delta Details →	MCO 07:00 → ATL 08:41DL 2080	3h 11m Atlanta	ATL 11:52 → CLE 13:38DL 775	6h 38m	99%	83%
United Details →	MCO 08:55 → IAD 11:14UA 276	1h 31m Dulles	IAD 12:45 → CLE 14:06UA 1709	5h 11m	99%	83%
JetBlue Details →	MCO 08:00 → BOS 11:07B6 552	1h 59m Boston	BOS 13:06 → CLE 15:06B6 641	7h 05m	99%	80%
United Details →	MCO 16:45 → IAD 19:08UA 413	3h 07m Dulles	IAD 22:15 → CLE 23:44UA 2131	6h 59m	95%	80%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	MCO 16:04 → EWR 18:57UA 2629	58m Newark	EWR 19:55 → CLE 21:45UA 2398	5h 41m	61%	41%
Delta Details →	MCO 16:45 → ATL 18:41DL 1642	54m Atlanta	ATL 19:35 → CLE 21:26DL 1339	4h 40m	46%	35%
American Details →	MCO 17:35 → CLT 19:34AA 2082	1h 06m Charlotte	CLT 20:40 → CLE 22:15AA 3146	4h 42m	52%	32%

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

DTW · 1h 13m · leaves 09:00 5%

ATL · 1h 12m · leaves 09:05 9%

IAD · 50m · leaves 09:37 13%

Afternoon and evening

CLT · 1h 06m · leaves 17:35 48%

ATL · 54m · leaves 16:45 54%

MIA · 55m · leaves 18:34 71%

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 2591 MCO 08:00 → ATL Delta DL 775 ATL 11:52 → CLE Connection details →	2h 17m	5h 38m	98%	83%
United UA 1150 MCO 07:09 → ORD American AA 4949 ORD 11:30 → CLE Connection details →	2h 12m	6h 53m	89%	74%
Delta DL 2693 MCO 07:40 → JFK American AA 4453 JFK 12:30 → CLE Connection details →	2h 10m	6h 45m	94%	74%

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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