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

Salt Lake City → Columbus via Chicago: arrives on time 32%

  1. 16:18 SLC → 20:40 ORD
    UA 2072 · United · 3h 22m · 66% on time, 2.8% cancelled
  2. 50m 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 5h 41m, scheduled departure to arrival (Columbus is 2 h ahead of Salt Lake City). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection51%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 49% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time32%First flight not cancelled (2.8% are) × connection made (51%) × second flight not cancelled (3.3% are) and within 15 minutes (67%).
Total trip5h 41mSLC 16:18 to CMH 23:59, 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.