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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 9 times in 10.

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Orlando on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Orlando is 3 h ahead of San Jose). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.
SouthwestDetails → SJC 22:55 → MDW 05:00WN 3886 1h 30m Chicago MDW 06:30 → MCO 10:05 +1WN 2816 8h 10m 100% 90%
Delta + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails → SJC 18:12 → LAX 19:37DL 1438 3h 27m Los Angeles LAX 23:04 → MCO 07:03 +1UA 1730 9h 51m 99% 88%
Southwest + JetBluetwo ticketsDetails → SJC 10:20 → LAS 11:50WN 2311 3h 05m Las Vegas LAS 14:55 → MCO 22:36B6 2832 9h 16m 100% 86%
DeltaDetails → SJC 17:55 → SEA 20:13DL 3897 · flown by SkyWest 3h 02m Seattle SEA 23:15 → MCO 07:42 +1DL 448 10h 47m 100% 85%
DeltaDetails → SJC 22:00 → ATL 05:34DL 2136 1h 51m Atlanta ATL 07:25 → MCO 08:55 +1DL 2204 7h 55m 96% 84%
AlaskaDetails → SJC 17:02 → SAN 18:36AS 3211 · flown by SkyWest 2h 30m San Diego SAN 21:06 → MCO 05:18 +1AS 707 9h 16m 100% 83%
SouthwestDetails → SJC 18:50 → LAS 20:20WN 2335 2h 30m Las Vegas LAS 22:50 → MCO 06:25 +1WN 4590 8h 35m 100% 83%
DeltaDetails → SJC 17:01 → SLC 19:57DL 1260 3h 39m Salt Lake City SLC 23:36 → MCO 06:00 +1DL 2069 9h 59m 99% 82%
Tight connection: often missed
SouthwestDetails → SJC 20:20 → LAS 21:50WN 3675 1h 00m Las Vegas LAS 22:50 → MCO 06:25 +1WN 4590 7h 05m 61% 50%
SouthwestDetails → SJC 21:40 → BWI 05:45WN 621 50m Baltimore BWI 06:35 → MCO 08:55 +1WN 984 8h 15m 50% 44%
SouthwestDetails → SJC 19:00 → SAN 20:25WN 4513 1h 30m San Diego SAN 21:55 → MCO 05:55 +1WN 4874 7h 55m 63% 44%

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
DFW · 1h 20m · leaves 06:01 6%
SEA · 1h 13m · leaves 06:17 7%
SAN · 1h 20m · leaves 07:13 10%
Afternoon and evening
DFW · 1h 00m · leaves 11:47 25%
LAS · 1h 00m · leaves 20:20 39%
DEN · 50m · leaves 19:40 40%

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