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

Houston → Columbus via Detroit: arrives on time 61%

11:32 IAH → 15:20 DTW

DL 1043 · Delta · 2h 48m · 85% on time, 0.8% cancelled
50m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
16:10 DTW → 17:19 CMH

DL 5762 · Delta, flown by Republic · 1h 13m · 83% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 4h 51m, scheduled departure to arrival (Columbus is 1 h ahead of Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 7 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection74%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 26% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.

Arrives on time61%First flight not cancelled (0.8% are) × connection made (74%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).

Total trip4h 51mIAH 11:32 to CMH 17:19, 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.