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

Phoenix → Columbus via Atlanta: arrives on time 79%

  1. 05:45 PHX → 12:27 ATL
    DL 918 · Delta · 3h 42m · 96% on time, 1.6% cancelled
  2. 3h 48m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:15 ATL → 17:49 CMH
    DL 2892 · Delta · 1h 34m · 82% on time, 1.1% cancelled

Total trip 9h 04m, scheduled departure to arrival (Columbus is 3 h ahead of Phoenix). Times are local. Both flew on 1 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 183 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 48m layover.
Arrives on time79%First flight not cancelled (1.6% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (1.1% are) and within 15 minutes (82%).
Total trip9h 04mPHX 05:45 to CMH 17:49, 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.