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

Columbus → Dulles via Chicago: arrives on time 49%

  1. 14:19 CMH → 14:55 ORD
    UA 493 · United · 1h 36m · 72% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 58m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 15:53 ORD → 19:02 IAD
    UA 2437 · United · 2h 09m · 71% on time, 1.6% cancelled

Total trip 4h 43m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 51 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection70%The first flight arrived more than 13 minutes late on 30% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 58m layover.
Arrives on time49%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (70%) × second flight not cancelled (1.6% are) and within 15 minutes (71%).
Total trip4h 43mCMH 14:19 to IAD 19:02, 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.