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

Denver → Columbus via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 24%

  1. 16:23 DEN → 19:34 DFW
    AA 1832 · American · 2h 11m · 61% on time, 4.8% cancelled
  2. 50m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:24 DFW → 23:54 CMH
    AA 398 · American · 2h 30m · 54% on time, 3.4% cancelled

Total trip 5h 31m, scheduled departure to arrival (Columbus is 2 h ahead of Denver). Times are local. Both flew on 30 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection49%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 51% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time24%First flight not cancelled (4.8% are) × connection made (49%) × second flight not cancelled (3.4% are) and within 15 minutes (54%).
Total trip5h 31mDEN 16:23 to CMH 23:54, 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.