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

Columbus → Chicago via Atlanta: arrives on time 83%

  1. 07:05 CMH → 08:42 ATL
    DL 2909 · Delta · 1h 39m · 93% on time, 1.3% cancelled
  2. 2h 23m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 11:05 ATL → 12:05 MDW
    DL 2417 · Delta · 2h 00m · 88% on time, 2.6% cancelled

Total trip 6h 00m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h behind Columbus). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 98 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 23m layover.
Arrives on time83%First flight not cancelled (1.3% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (2.6% are) and within 15 minutes (88%).
Total trip6h 00mCMH 07:05 to MDW 12:05, 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.