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

Columbus → Houston via Chicago: arrives on time 80%

  1. 09:00 CMH → 09:10 MDW
    WN 1197 · Southwest · 1h 10m · 95% on time, 1.7% cancelled
  2. 1h 00m layover in Chicago (MDW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:10 MDW → 12:50 HOU
    WN 2783 · Southwest · 2h 40m · 86% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 4h 50m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 1 h behind Columbus). Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection95%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 5% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time80%First flight not cancelled (1.7% are) × connection made (95%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (86%).
Total trip4h 50mCMH 09:00 to HOU 12:50, 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.