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

No clear winner: airlines and hours on this route all land within a few points of 3 in 4 on time.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


JetBlue	SYR	MCO	2h 52m	76%	1.2%	605	Flying now
Frontier	SYR	MCO	3h 00m	59%	2.1%	95	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Orlando on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


American Details →	SYR 06:03 → DCA 07:34AA 4056 · flown by Envoy	3h 51m Washington	DCA 11:25 → MCO 13:51AA 2062	7h 48m	100%	85%
United Details →	SYR 06:00 → IAD 07:28UA 4860 · flown by CommuteAir	1h 17m Dulles	IAD 08:45 → MCO 11:08UA 379	5h 08m	90%	80%
American Details →	SYR 06:00 → PHL 07:20AA 6095 · flown by Piedmont	3h 30m Philadelphia	PHL 10:50 → MCO 13:30AA 2328	7h 30m	94%	79%
Delta Details →	SYR 06:00 → ATL 08:27DL 1108	1h 58m Atlanta	ATL 10:25 → MCO 12:00DL 664	6h 00m	97%	79%
United Details →	SYR 06:15 → ORD 07:29UA 1008	1h 43m Chicago	ORD 09:12 → MCO 13:13UA 1643	6h 58m	97%	78%
Delta Details →	SYR 09:11 → DTW 10:48DL 4123 · flown by SkyWest	3h 12m Detroit	DTW 14:00 → MCO 16:45DL 337	7h 34m	96%	73%
Delta Details →	SYR 07:32 → MSP 09:11DL 2834	3h 34m Minneapolis	MSP 12:45 → MCO 17:02DL 2225	9h 30m	98%	73%
JetBlue Details →	SYR 07:00 → BOS 08:06B6 374	1h 54m Boston	BOS 10:00 → MCO 13:08B6 651	6h 08m	95%	73%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	SYR 15:46 → ATL 18:11DL 2991	49m Atlanta	ATL 19:00 → MCO 20:35DL 2881	4h 49m	61%	37%

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

JFK · 56m · leaves 06:00 10%

DFW · 1h 05m · leaves 07:16 11%

PHL · 1h 07m · leaves 06:00 12%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 57m · leaves 18:54 13%

IAD · 1h 13m · leaves 19:52 16%

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.


JetBlue B6 374 SYR 07:00 → BOS Frontier F9 1977 BOS 10:04 → MCO Connection details →	1h 58m	6h 40m	89%	76%
American AA 1235 SYR 08:00 → CLT Frontier F9 1445 CLT 12:24 → MCO Connection details →	2h 13m	6h 18m	92%	75%
American AA 4134 SYR 06:00 → ORD United UA 1643 ORD 09:12 → MCO Connection details →	1h 48m	7h 13m	86%	73%

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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