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, one ticket

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.


Southwest Details →	SJC 22:55 → MDW 05:00WN 3886	1h 30m Chicago	MDW 06:30 → MCO 10:05 +1WN 2816	8h 10m	100%	90%
Delta Details →	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%
Delta Details →	SJC 22:00 → ATL 05:34DL 2136	1h 51m Atlanta	ATL 07:25 → MCO 08:55 +1DL 2204	7h 55m	96%	84%
Alaska Details →	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%
Southwest Details →	SJC 18:50 → LAS 20:20WN 2335	2h 30m Las Vegas	LAS 22:50 → MCO 06:25 +1WN 4590	8h 35m	100%	83%
Delta Details →	SJC 17:01 → SLC 19:57DL 1260	3h 39m Salt Lake City	SLC 23:36 → MCO 06:00 +1DL 2069	9h 59m	99%	82%
Southwest Details →	SJC 21:40 → BWI 05:45WN 621	3h 45m Baltimore	BWI 09:30 → MCO 11:50 +1WN 3658	11h 10m	100%	82%
Alaska Details →	SJC 17:28 → SEA 19:39AS 1413	1h 54m Seattle	SEA 21:33 → MCO 06:16 +1AS 394	9h 48m	92%	80%
Tight connection: often missed
Southwest Details →	SJC 20:20 → LAS 21:50WN 3675	1h 00m Las Vegas	LAS 22:50 → MCO 06:25 +1WN 4590	7h 05m	61%	50%
Southwest Details →	SJC 21:40 → BWI 05:45WN 621	50m Baltimore	BWI 06:35 → MCO 08:55 +1WN 984	8h 15m	50%	44%
Southwest Details →	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.


Delta DL 1438 SJC 18:12 → LAX United UA 1730 LAX 23:04 → MCO Connection details →	3h 27m	9h 51m	99%	88%
Southwest WN 2311 SJC 10:20 → LAS JetBlue B6 2832 LAS 14:55 → MCO Connection details →	3h 05m	9h 16m	100%	86%
Delta DL 2136 SJC 22:00 → ATL Southwest WN 212 ATL 07:40 → MCO Connection details →	2h 06m	8h 10m	96%	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