Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Columbus → Austin via Chicago: arrives on time 46%
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17:55 CMH → 18:34 ORDUA 545 · United · 1h 39m · 49% on time, 5.4% cancelled
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1h 24m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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19:58 ORD → 22:54 AUSUA 312 · United · 2h 56m · 68% on time, 3.3% cancelled
Total trip 5h 59m, scheduled departure to arrival (Austin is 1 h behind Columbus). Times are local. Both flew on 36 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection74%The first flight arrived more than 39 minutes late on 26% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 24m layover.
Arrives on time46%First flight not cancelled (5.4% are) × connection made (74%) × second flight not cancelled (3.3% are) and within 15 minutes (68%).
Total trip5h 59mCMH 17:55 to AUS 22:54, 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.