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

Columbus → Minneapolis via Chicago: arrives on time 39%

  1. 17:55 CMH → 18:34 ORD
    UA 545 · United · 1h 39m · 49% on time, 5.4% cancelled
  2. 1h 23m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:57 ORD → 21:41 MSP
    UA 2005 · United · 1h 44m · 58% on time, 4.0% cancelled

Total trip 4h 46m, scheduled departure to arrival (Minneapolis is 1 h behind Columbus). Times are local. Both flew on 37 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection74%The first flight arrived more than 38 minutes late on 26% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 23m layover.
Arrives on time39%First flight not cancelled (5.4% are) × connection made (74%) × second flight not cancelled (4.0% are) and within 15 minutes (58%).
Total trip4h 46mCMH 17:55 to MSP 21:41, 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.