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

Los Angeles → Columbus via Atlanta: arrives on time 86%

  1. 23:58 LAX → 07:25 ATL
    DL 320 · Delta · 4h 30m · 74% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 2h 45m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:10 ATL → 11:48 CMH +1 day
    DL 1522 · Delta · 1h 38m · 90% on time, 1.7% cancelled

Total trip 8h 50m, scheduled departure to arrival (Columbus is 3 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 120 minutes late on <1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 45m layover.
Arrives on time86%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (1.7% are) and within 15 minutes (90%).
Total trip8h 50mLAX 23:58 to CMH 11:48, 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.