Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Phoenix → Columbus via Philadelphia: arrives on time 47%

  1. 12:55 PHX → 20:41 PHL
    AA 1803 · American · 4h 46m · 54% on time, 2.8% cancelled
  2. 1h 09m layover in Philadelphia (PHL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:50 PHL → 23:41 CMH
    AA 4361 · American, flown by Republic · 1h 51m · 81% on time, 3.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 46m, scheduled departure to arrival (Columbus is 3 h ahead of Phoenix). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection61%The first flight arrived more than 24 minutes late on 39% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 09m layover.
Arrives on time47%First flight not cancelled (2.8% are) × connection made (61%) × second flight not cancelled (3.0% are) and within 15 minutes (81%).
Total trip7h 46mPHX 12:55 to CMH 23:41, layover included

Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.