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 77% on time.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Southwest	TYS	MCO	1h 42m	79%	0.7%	149	Flying now
Allegiant	TYS	MCO	1h 36m	75%	0.9%	115	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.


Southwest Details →	TYS 07:00 → BNA 06:55WN 3388	2h 20m Nashville	BNA 09:15 → MCO 12:10WN 4712	5h 10m	100%	90%
American Details →	TYS 05:00 → CLT 06:23AA 5954 · flown by Piedmont	3h 46m Charlotte	CLT 10:09 → MCO 11:57AA 2074	6h 57m	97%	88%
United Details →	TYS 06:00 → ORD 06:59UA 2483	2h 13m Chicago	ORD 09:12 → MCO 13:13UA 1643	7h 13m	97%	83%
United Details →	TYS 05:45 → IAD 07:30UA 4311 · flown by CommuteAir	1h 15m Dulles	IAD 08:45 → MCO 11:08UA 379	5h 23m	94%	82%
Delta Details →	TYS 05:40 → ATL 06:44DL 3015	3h 41m Atlanta	ATL 10:25 → MCO 12:00DL 664	6h 20m	99%	82%
American Details →	TYS 06:00 → PHL 07:56AA 5620 · flown by PSA	2h 54m Philadelphia	PHL 10:50 → MCO 13:30AA 2328	7h 30m	96%	79%
American Details →	TYS 07:07 → DCA 08:57AA 5149 · flown by PSA	2h 28m Washington	DCA 11:25 → MCO 13:51AA 2062	6h 44m	93%	77%
United Details →	TYS 10:18 → ORD 11:23UA 4584 · flown by GoJet	2h 37m Chicago	ORD 14:00 → MCO 17:57UA 609	7h 39m	100%	76%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	TYS 07:15 → IAH 08:40UA 6298 · flown by Mesa	50m Houston	IAH 09:30 → MCO 13:00UA 2310	5h 45m	63%	54%
Delta Details →	TYS 13:59 → ATL 15:08DL 4724 · flown by Endeavor	52m Atlanta	ATL 16:00 → MCO 17:40DL 1742	3h 41m	67%	37%
American Details →	TYS 20:05 → CLT 21:32AA 5957 · flown by Piedmont	57m Charlotte	CLT 22:29 → MCO 00:17 +1AA 1879	4h 12m	55%	34%

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

IAD · 1h 15m · leaves 05:45 6%

MSP · 1h 09m · leaves 06:45 7%

CLT · 1h 05m · leaves 05:00 12%

Afternoon and evening

DFW · 1h 09m · leaves 13:54 18%

ATL · 52m · leaves 13:59 33%

CLT · 57m · leaves 20:05 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.


Allegiant G4 1396 TYS 07:10 → EWR United UA 2396 EWR 11:10 → MCO Connection details →	2h 05m	6h 53m	93%	78%
American AA 5947 TYS 08:56 → CLT Frontier F9 1445 CLT 12:24 → MCO Connection details →	1h 59m	5h 22m	92%	76%
Delta DL 5317 TYS 07:35 → ATL Frontier F9 4556 ATL 12:34 → MCO Connection details →	3h 48m	6h 40m	96%	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