Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Los Angeles → Columbus via Chicago: arrives on time 34%
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14:26 LAX → 20:40 ORDUA 2487 · United · 4h 14m · 69% on time, 0.8% cancelled
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50m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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21:30 ORD → 23:59 CMHUA 1492 · United · 1h 29m · 67% on time, 3.3% cancelled
Total trip 6h 33m, scheduled departure to arrival (Columbus is 3 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection53%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 47% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time34%First flight not cancelled (0.8% are) × connection made (53%) × second flight not cancelled (3.3% are) and within 15 minutes (67%).
Total trip6h 33mLAX 14:26 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.