Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

No nonstop, and no clear pattern: the best connection reaches Orlando on time 83% of the time.

Best connections, any airlines

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


Southwest + Alaskatwo ticketsDetails →	OAK 15:45 → SAN 17:20WN 1926	3h 46m San Diego	SAN 21:06 → MCO 05:18 +1AS 707	10h 33m	100%	86%
Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	OAK 17:30 → SEA 19:30WN 4747	3h 45m Seattle	SEA 23:15 → MCO 07:42 +1DL 448	11h 12m	100%	85%
Delta Details →	OAK 17:05 → SLC 20:00DL 3903 · flown by SkyWest	3h 36m Salt Lake City	SLC 23:36 → MCO 06:00 +1DL 2069	9h 55m	100%	83%
Southwest + JetBluetwo ticketsDetails →	OAK 10:20 → LAS 11:50WN 5053	3h 05m Las Vegas	LAS 14:55 → MCO 22:36B6 2832	9h 16m	96%	83%
Southwest Details →	OAK 18:10 → LAS 19:45WN 4693	3h 05m Las Vegas	LAS 22:50 → MCO 06:25 +1WN 4590	9h 15m	98%	81%
Alaska Details →	OAK 06:22 → SEA 08:26AS 491	1h 21m Seattle	SEA 09:47 → MCO 18:30AS 420	9h 08m	98%	80%
Delta Details →	OAK 06:00 → SLC 08:55DL 4061 · flown by SkyWest	2h 28m Salt Lake City	SLC 11:23 → MCO 18:01DL 2024	9h 01m	99%	80%
Delta Details →	OAK 12:33 → SLC 15:29DL 4134 · flown by SkyWest	1h 56m Salt Lake City	SLC 17:25 → MCO 23:53DL 2056	8h 20m	98%	79%
Tight connection: often missed
Southwest Details →	OAK 19:50 → PHX 21:50WN 3070	1h 15m Phoenix	PHX 23:05 → MCO 06:20 +1WN 4508	7h 30m	63%	50%
Southwest Details →	OAK 13:55 → HOU 19:40WN 4244	1h 00m Houston	HOU 20:40 → MCO 00:10 +1WN 2037	7h 15m	31%	16%
Southwest Details →	OAK 12:15 → LAS 13:50WN 2205	50m Las Vegas	LAS 14:40 → MCO 22:22WN 1225	7h 07m	33%	9%

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.

Afternoon and evening

PHX · 1h 15m · leaves 19:50 37%

DEN · 50m · leaves 19:40 45%

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.

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.

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