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

Houston → Columbus via Chicago: arrives on time 83%

  1. 06:10 IAH → 09:05 ORD
    UA 2616 · United · 2h 55m · 88% on time, 1.1% cancelled
  2. 3h 43m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:48 ORD → 15:28 CMH
    UA 3554 · United, flown by Republic · 1h 40m · 86% on time, 2.0% cancelled

Total trip 8h 18m, scheduled departure to arrival (Columbus is 1 h ahead of Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 51 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 178 minutes late on <1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 43m layover.
Arrives on time83%First flight not cancelled (1.1% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (2.0% are) and within 15 minutes (86%).
Total trip8h 18mIAH 06:10 to CMH 15:28, 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.