Connect in the morning. The same one-hour layover misses 1 time in 10 at 9 am and 36% of the time at 7 pm.
Nonstops (seasonal or thin)
Nonstop details →Best connections, any airlines
Ranked by chance you reach Cleveland on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.
| American + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails → | MIA 07:35 → MCO 08:50AA 2090 | 2h 45m Orlando | MCO 11:35 → CLE 14:06UA 486 | 6h 31m | 100% | 92% |
| American + Deltatwo ticketsDetails → | MIA 07:45 → ATL 09:48AA 512 | 3h 48m Atlanta | ATL 13:36 → CLE 15:23DL 2545 | 7h 38m | 100% | 85% |
| DeltaDetails → | MIA 06:00 → ATL 08:05DL 1249 | 1h 38m Atlanta | ATL 09:43 → CLE 11:32DL 2978 | 5h 33m | 96% | 83% |
| SouthwestDetails → | MIA 05:25 → MCO 06:30WN 4086 | 2h 30m Orlando | MCO 09:00 → CLE 11:25WN 2278 | 6h 00m | 96% | 82% |
| American + JetBluetwo ticketsDetails → | MIA 06:42 → BOS 10:06AA 815 | 3h 00m Boston | BOS 13:06 → CLE 15:06B6 641 | 8h 23m | 100% | 82% |
| DeltaDetails → | MIA 07:10 → ATL 09:15DL 1211 | 2h 37m Atlanta | ATL 11:52 → CLE 13:38DL 775 | 6h 28m | 98% | 82% |
| AmericanDetails → | MIA 06:40 → ORD 09:08AA 581 | 2h 22m Chicago | ORD 11:30 → CLE 14:02AA 4949 · flown by SkyWest | 7h 22m | 97% | 80% |
| DeltaDetails → | MIA 10:40 → ATL 12:48DL 2836 | 2h 38m Atlanta | ATL 15:26 → CLE 17:17DL 880 | 6h 37m | 97% | 78% |
| Tight connection: often missed | ||||||
| DeltaDetails → | MIA 16:00 → ATL 18:22DL 1579 | 1h 13m Atlanta | ATL 19:35 → CLE 21:26DL 1339 | 5h 25m | 72% | 55% |
| DeltaDetails → | MIA 19:16 → ATL 21:34DL 1323 | 1h 15m Atlanta | ATL 22:49 → CLE 00:41 +1DL 1320 | 5h 25m | 70% | 53% |
| AmericanDetails → | MIA 17:23 → CLT 19:45AA 400 | 55m Charlotte | CLT 20:40 → CLE 22:15AA 3146 | 4h 54m | 65% | 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.
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
The table above includes two-ticket connections (marked “two tickets”), held to the 90-minute minimum. One ticket only →
Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.
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