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 7 am and 2 times in 5 at 10 pm.

Nonstops


Alaska	MCO	SAN	5h 07m	82%	1.0%	628	Flying now
Southwest	MCO	SAN	5h 25m	71%	0.6%	465	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


United Details →	MCO 08:00 → DEN 10:02UA 1714	3h 28m Denver	DEN 13:30 → SAN 14:55UA 1302	9h 55m	100%	87%
United Details →	MCO 08:55 → IAD 11:14UA 276	1h 26m Dulles	IAD 12:40 → SAN 15:03UA 2163	9h 08m	99%	84%
Delta Details →	MCO 07:00 → ATL 08:41DL 2080	3h 12m Atlanta	ATL 11:53 → SAN 13:21DL 540	9h 21m	99%	84%
Delta Details →	MCO 17:20 → LAX 19:44DL 382	2h 56m Los Angeles	LAX 22:40 → SAN 23:40DL 3746 · flown by SkyWest	9h 20m	96%	83%
United Details →	MCO 10:00 → DEN 12:00UA 1022	3h 55m Denver	DEN 15:55 → SAN 17:20UA 1281	10h 20m	99%	83%
Delta Details →	MCO 09:05 → SEA 12:15DL 347	3h 10m Seattle	SEA 15:25 → SAN 18:13DL 2613	12h 08m	99%	82%
Delta Details →	MCO 10:45 → SLC 13:25DL 2031	3h 45m Salt Lake City	SLC 17:10 → SAN 18:06DL 1252	10h 21m	99%	82%
American Details →	MCO 06:00 → MIA 07:12AA 2894	1h 38m Miami	MIA 08:50 → SAN 11:12AA 2979	8h 12m	96%	82%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	MCO 15:05 → ORD 17:20AA 2066	1h 39m Chicago	ORD 18:59 → SAN 21:22AA 1924	9h 16m	73%	43%
American Details →	MCO 15:45 → DFW 17:47AA 2143	1h 15m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 19:02 → SAN 20:03AA 1243	7h 18m	56%	31%
American Details →	MCO 16:41 → ORD 18:59AA 2089	2h 11m Chicago	ORD 21:10 → SAN 23:26AA 2457	9h 45m	71%	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 20m · leaves 07:15 0%

DEN · 1h 13m · leaves 08:00 3%

ORD · 1h 12m · leaves 09:40 4%

Afternoon and evening

DEN · 1h 05m · leaves 15:50 40%

MDW · 1h 00m · leaves 18:10 49%

DFW · 1h 04m · leaves 18:26 66%

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 2629 MCO 08:10 → DEN United UA 1302 DEN 13:30 → SAN Connection details →	3h 30m	9h 45m	100%	87%
Southwest WN 2591 MCO 08:00 → ATL Delta DL 540 ATL 11:53 → SAN Connection details →	2h 18m	8h 21m	98%	83%
Southwest WN 2628 MCO 06:25 → DEN United UA 1940 DEN 11:15 → SAN Connection details →	3h 00m	9h 16m	100%	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