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

Columbia → Atlanta via Chicago: arrives on time 74%

  1. 06:25 CAE → 07:52 ORD
    UA 4496 · United, flown by GoJet · 2h 27m · 93% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 1h 15m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 09:07 ORD → 12:22 ATL
    UA 530 · United · 2h 15m · 82% on time, 1.6% cancelled

Total trip 5h 57m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection93%The first flight arrived more than 30 minutes late on 7% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 15m layover.
Arrives on time74%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (93%) × second flight not cancelled (1.6% are) and within 15 minutes (82%).
Total trip5h 57mCAE 06:25 to ATL 12:22, 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.