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

Boston → Columbus via Chicago: arrives on time 58%

  1. 17:00 BOS → 19:00 ORD
    UA 2040 · United · 3h 00m · 55% on time, 2.5% cancelled
  2. 2h 30m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:30 ORD → 23:59 CMH
    UA 1492 · United · 1h 29m · 67% on time, 3.3% cancelled

Total trip 6h 59m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection92%The first flight arrived more than 105 minutes late on 8% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 30m layover.
Arrives on time58%First flight not cancelled (2.5% are) × connection made (92%) × second flight not cancelled (3.3% are) and within 15 minutes (67%).
Total trip6h 59mBOS 17:00 to CMH 23:59, 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.