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 9 am and 43% of the time at 10 pm.

Nonstops


United	MCO	SFO	6h 09m	81%	0.3%	1,082	Flying now
Alaska	MCO	SFO	6h 11m	72%	0.6%	309	Not flying now
Frontier	MCO	SFO	5h 45m	82%few flights	5.6%	18	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


United Details →	MCO 08:55 → IAD 11:14UA 276	3h 37m Dulles	IAD 14:51 → SFO 17:38UA 2862	11h 43m	100%	82%
United Details →	MCO 16:45 → IAD 19:08UA 413	3h 13m Dulles	IAD 22:21 → SFO 01:15 +1UA 367	11h 30m	95%	79%
United Details →	MCO 11:57 → IAH 13:29UA 1493	2h 01m Houston	IAH 15:30 → SFO 17:35UA 589	8h 38m	98%	79%
Delta Details →	MCO 05:30 → ATL 07:02DL 1548	1h 23m Atlanta	ATL 08:25 → SFO 10:20DL 693	7h 55m	96%	77%
United Details →	MCO 08:00 → DEN 10:02UA 1714	3h 23m Denver	DEN 13:25 → SFO 15:09UA 1812	10h 09m	100%	76%
United Details →	MCO 09:40 → ORD 11:48UA 2683	2h 42m Chicago	ORD 14:30 → SFO 17:19UA 1577	10h 39m	99%	73%
United Details →	MCO 17:19 → IAH 18:58UA 1872	3h 01m Houston	IAH 21:59 → SFO 00:05 +1UA 1609	9h 46m	91%	72%
Alaska Details →	MCO 07:37 → SAN 09:37AS 708	3h 53m San Diego	SAN 13:30 → SFO 15:14AS 3352 · flown by SkyWest	10h 37m	100%	72%
Tight connection: often missed
JetBlue Details →	MCO 18:24 → FLL 19:36B6 1947	1h 23m Fort Lauderdale	FLL 20:59 → SFO 23:52B6 277	8h 31m	72%	44%
Delta Details →	MCO 13:05 → ATL 14:49DL 664	46m Atlanta	ATL 15:35 → SFO 17:31DL 823	7h 32m	68%	44%
American Details →	MCO 16:41 → ORD 18:59AA 2089	2h 01m Chicago	ORD 21:00 → SFO 23:58AA 3054	10h 01m	70%	21%

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 10m · leaves 07:15 0%

DEN · 1h 19m · leaves 08:00 3%

SLC · 1h 08m · leaves 07:06 4%

Afternoon and evening

IAD · 51m · leaves 19:05 39%

ATL · 1h 01m · leaves 16:45 51%

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.


Frontier F9 3469 MCO 16:36 → IAH United UA 1609 IAH 21:59 → SFO Connection details →	3h 32m	10h 29m	96%	76%
Southwest WN 2629 MCO 08:10 → DEN United UA 1812 DEN 13:25 → SFO Connection details →	3h 25m	9h 59m	100%	76%
JetBlue B6 352 MCO 06:00 → BOS United UA 1074 BOS 11:35 → SFO Connection details →	2h 31m	12h 02m	96%	75%

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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