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

Columbus → San Diego via Chicago: arrives on time 51%

  1. 08:29 CMH → 09:10 ORD
    AA 3572 · American, flown by Envoy · 1h 41m · 76% on time, 0.6% cancelled
  2. 54m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:04 ORD → 12:27 SAN
    AA 2482 · American · 4h 22m · 72% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 6h 57m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Diego is 3 h behind Columbus). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection72%The first flight arrived more than 9 minutes late on 28% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 54m layover.
Arrives on time51%First flight not cancelled (0.6% are) × connection made (72%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (72%).
Total trip6h 57mCMH 08:29 to SAN 12:27, 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.