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 Bay Area 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.


Delta Details →	MCO 09:45 → LAX 11:59DL 504	2h 33m Los Angeles	LAX 14:32 → SJC 15:46DL 3822 · flown by SkyWest	9h 01m	99%	93%
Southwest Details →	MCO 07:15 → PHX 08:45WN 2680	55m Phoenix	PHX 09:40 → SJC 11:35WN 3336	7h 20m	95%	91%
Southwest Details →	MCO 06:45 → LAS 08:25WN 2365	3h 45m Las Vegas	LAS 12:10 → SJC 13:45WN 1242	10h 00m	100%	90%
Delta Details →	MCO 07:06 → SLC 09:52DL 2025	1h 48m Salt Lake City	SLC 11:40 → SJC 12:38DL 1254	8h 32m	99%	89%
Delta Details →	MCO 10:45 → SLC 13:25DL 2031	1h 55m Salt Lake City	SLC 15:20 → OAK 16:23DL 3903 · flown by SkyWest	8h 38m	96%	87%
Delta Details →	MCO 06:15 → ATL 07:52DL 1494	1h 48m Atlanta	ATL 09:40 → SJC 11:36DL 809	8h 21m	98%	86%
Delta Details →	MCO 16:40 → SLC 19:30DL 2036	3h 20m Salt Lake City	SLC 22:50 → OAK 23:50DL 3797 · flown by SkyWest	10h 11m	89%	84%
Delta Details →	MCO 09:05 → SEA 12:15DL 347	2h 30m Seattle	SEA 14:45 → SJC 17:04DL 3897 · flown by SkyWest	10h 59m	99%	84%
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

DEN · 1h 15m · leaves 06:25 0%

SAN · 1h 20m · leaves 07:10 0%

PHX · 1h 10m · leaves 07:15 0%

Afternoon and evening

PHX · 50m · leaves 19:10 57%

MDW · 50m · leaves 18:55 69%

DFW · 54m · leaves 18:26 73%

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 4495 MCO 09:20 → LAX Delta DL 3822 LAX 14:32 → SJC Connection details →	3h 07m	9h 26m	100%	95%
United UA 2113 MCO 07:00 → LAX Delta DL 3842 LAX 12:57 → SJC Connection details →	3h 40m	10h 19m	100%	90%
American AA 1748 MCO 10:34 → LAX Delta DL 1438 LAX 16:00 → SJC Connection details →	3h 13m	9h 43m	99%	84%

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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