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 80-minute layover misses 4% of the time at 7 am and 1 time in 4 at 10 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Southwest	MCO	SRQ	1h 00m	74%	0.5%	607	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


American Details →	MCO 05:00 → CLT 06:45AA 1896	2h 14m Charlotte	CLT 08:59 → SRQ 10:50AA 2693	5h 50m	99%	89%
Delta Details →	MCO 07:00 → ATL 08:41DL 2080	3h 59m Atlanta	ATL 12:40 → SRQ 14:14DL 2438	7h 14m	100%	86%
Delta Details →	MCO 05:30 → ATL 07:02DL 1548	1h 18m Atlanta	ATL 08:20 → SRQ 09:56DL 3196	4h 26m	96%	85%
Delta Details →	MCO 06:15 → ATL 07:52DL 1494	2h 13m Atlanta	ATL 10:05 → SRQ 11:45DL 3104	5h 30m	99%	82%
Delta Details →	MCO 12:05 → ATL 13:48DL 1658	3h 27m Atlanta	ATL 17:15 → SRQ 18:52DL 3115	6h 48m	98%	78%
United Details →	MCO 07:09 → ORD 09:18UA 1150	1h 52m Chicago	ORD 11:10 → SRQ 15:12UA 2287	8h 03m	92%	75%
American Details →	MCO 18:34 → MIA 19:50AA 2072	3h 04m Miami	MIA 22:54 → SRQ 23:59AA 4071 · flown by Envoy	5h 25m	89%	74%
Delta Details →	MCO 11:05 → ATL 12:42DL 1213	2h 56m Atlanta	ATL 15:38 → SRQ 17:17DL 3109	6h 12m	98%	74%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	MCO 19:40 → MIA 20:57AA 2147	1h 57m Miami	MIA 22:54 → SRQ 23:59AA 4071 · flown by Envoy	4h 19m	74%	63%
Delta Details →	MCO 13:05 → ATL 14:49DL 664	49m Atlanta	ATL 15:38 → SRQ 17:17DL 3109	4h 12m	73%	55%
American Details →	MCO 15:32 → CLT 17:30AA 2098	1h 19m Charlotte	CLT 18:49 → SRQ 20:48AA 2094	5h 13m	64%	33%

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

ATL · 1h 18m · leaves 05:30 4%

CLT · 55m · leaves 06:15 10%

BNA · 1h 15m · leaves 09:35 12%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 1h 19m · leaves 19:55 24%

EWR · 1h 12m · leaves 16:04 34%

CLT · 1h 19m · leaves 15:32 36%

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 2438 ATL 12:40 → SRQ Connection details →	3h 05m	6h 14m	98%	85%
Frontier F9 1241 MCO 09:51 → ATL Delta DL 3109 ATL 15:38 → SRQ Connection details →	3h 59m	7h 26m	96%	72%
Frontier F9 4025 MCO 17:24 → ATL Delta DL 2997 ATL 23:07 → SRQ Connection details →	3h 42m	7h 21m	94%	70%

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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