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 13% of the time at 10 am and 2 times in 5 at 9 pm.

Nonstops


JetBlue	MCO	RIC	2h 02m	75%	1.9%	676	Flying now
Southwest	MCO	RIC	2h 00m	59%	1.0%	311	Flying now
Frontier	MCO	RIC	2h 06m	62%few flights	0.0%	16	Flying now
Spirit	MCO	RIC	2h 01m	64%	4.9%	184	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


American Details →	MCO 06:15 → CLT 08:04AA 461	3h 01m Charlotte	CLT 11:05 → RIC 12:28AA 5199 · flown by PSA	6h 13m	100%	90%
Delta Details →	MCO 06:00 → DTW 08:38DL 1201	1h 32m Detroit	DTW 10:10 → RIC 11:51DL 3166	5h 51m	96%	89%
United Details →	MCO 08:55 → IAD 11:14UA 276	1h 46m Dulles	IAD 13:00 → RIC 14:01UA 4535 · flown by GoJet	5h 06m	99%	89%
Delta Details →	MCO 08:05 → ATL 09:44DL 1463	2h 46m Atlanta	ATL 12:30 → RIC 14:05DL 1437	6h 00m	98%	86%
American Details →	MCO 08:40 → PHL 11:16AA 629	1h 56m Philadelphia	PHL 13:12 → RIC 14:35AA 5843 · flown by Piedmont	5h 55m	98%	86%
Delta Details →	MCO 06:15 → ATL 07:52DL 1494	2h 23m Atlanta	ATL 10:15 → RIC 11:56DL 2650	5h 41m	99%	85%
United Details →	MCO 07:09 → ORD 09:18UA 1150	1h 17m Chicago	ORD 10:35 → RIC 13:57UA 3704 · flown by Republic	6h 48m	89%	81%
Delta Details →	MCO 11:05 → ATL 12:42DL 1213	3h 03m Atlanta	ATL 15:45 → RIC 17:26DL 3152	6h 21m	98%	80%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	MCO 17:50 → DTW 20:45DL 337	55m Detroit	DTW 21:40 → RIC 23:28DL 4679 · flown by Endeavor	5h 38m	60%	45%
JetBlue Details →	MCO 18:24 → FLL 19:36B6 1947	1h 15m Fort Lauderdale	FLL 20:51 → RIC 23:14B6 1146	4h 50m	66%	41%
American Details →	MCO 19:34 → CLT 21:39AA 2100	1h 10m Charlotte	CLT 22:49 → RIC 00:05 +1AA 1882	4h 30m	62%	41%

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

CLT · 1h 17m · leaves 08:00 2%

IAD · 1h 05m · leaves 09:37 6%

LGA · 51m · leaves 07:05 13%

Afternoon and evening

CLT · 1h 10m · leaves 19:34 38%

DTW · 55m · leaves 17:50 40%

MIA · 1h 19m · leaves 18:34 55%

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 1437 ATL 12:30 → RIC Connection details →	2h 55m	6h 05m	98%	86%
Frontier F9 1241 MCO 09:51 → ATL Delta DL 1214 ATL 14:56 → RIC Connection details →	3h 17m	6h 44m	94%	75%
Frontier F9 1542 MCO 08:58 → PHL American AA 5843 PHL 13:12 → RIC Connection details →	1h 40m	5h 37m	85%	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