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 75-minute layover misses 4% of the time at 9 am and 1 time in 3 at 9 pm.

Nonstops


Frontier	MCO	MSY	1h 56m	82%	1.5%	202	Flying now
Southwest	MCO	MSY	1h 55m	75%	0.4%	1,613	Flying now
Spirit	MCO	MSY	1h 52m	72%	3.1%	457	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Delta Details →	MCO 05:30 → ATL 07:02DL 1548	1h 56m Atlanta	ATL 08:58 → MSY 09:30DL 1424	5h 03m	98%	87%
United Details →	MCO 07:00 → IAH 08:35UA 468	3h 20m Houston	IAH 11:55 → MSY 13:14UA 2385	7h 14m	100%	86%
Southwest Details →	MCO 06:55 → HOU 08:25WN 2636	2h 20m Houston	HOU 10:45 → MSY 12:00WN 2051	6h 05m	100%	86%
Delta Details →	MCO 06:15 → ATL 07:52DL 1494	3h 13m Atlanta	ATL 11:05 → MSY 11:42DL 2542	6h 27m	99%	85%
United Details →	MCO 07:09 → ORD 09:18UA 1150	1h 07m Chicago	ORD 10:25 → MSY 12:55UA 1850	6h 46m	89%	84%
Delta Details →	MCO 09:00 → DTW 11:33DL 2845	2h 50m Detroit	DTW 14:23 → MSY 15:57DL 1652	7h 57m	99%	84%
American Details →	MCO 05:00 → CLT 06:45AA 1896	52m Charlotte	CLT 07:37 → MSY 08:38AA 2180	4h 38m	93%	83%
United Details →	MCO 07:40 → EWR 10:25UA 577	2h 08m Newark	EWR 12:33 → MSY 14:44UA 2468	8h 04m	100%	83%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	MCO 16:45 → IAD 19:08UA 413	54m Dulles	IAD 20:02 → MSY 21:49UA 2042	6h 04m	70%	49%
JetBlue Details →	MCO 18:24 → FLL 19:36B6 1947	54m Fort Lauderdale	FLL 20:30 → MSY 21:37B6 2823	4h 12m	59%	34%
Southwest Details →	MCO 15:50 → DEN 18:10WN 2632	55m Denver	DEN 19:05 → MSY 22:48WN 3301	7h 55m	43%	15%

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

HOU · 1h 10m · leaves 08:05 2%

IAH · 1h 10m · leaves 07:00 4%

ATL · 1h 06m · leaves 06:15 4%

Afternoon and evening

DFW · 1h 10m · leaves 16:48 54%

DEN · 55m · leaves 15:50 57%

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.


Frontier F9 1417 MCO 07:00 → IAH United UA 2385 IAH 11:55 → MSY Connection details →	3h 08m	7h 14m	97%	84%
American AA 938 MCO 06:30 → ORD United UA 1850 ORD 10:25 → MSY Connection details →	1h 49m	7h 25m	91%	83%
Frontier F9 3469 MCO 16:36 → IAH United UA 2474 IAH 22:15 → MSY Connection details →	3h 48m	7h 50m	96%	82%

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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