tailodds FORECAST
Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Columbus → Chicago via Charlotte: arrives on time 86%

  1. 08:03 CMH → 09:40 CLT
    AA 3217 · American · 1h 37m · 87% on time, 0.5% cancelled
  2. 1h 55m layover in Charlotte (CLT) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 11:35 CLT → 12:35 MDW
    WN 4529 · Southwest · 2h 00m · 96% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 32m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h behind Columbus). Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection90%The first flight arrived more than 25 minutes late on 10% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 1h 55m layover.
Arrives on time86%First flight not cancelled (0.5% are) × connection made (90%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (96%).
Total trip5h 32mCMH 08:03 to MDW 12:35, layover included

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