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

Minneapolis → Columbus via Chicago: arrives on time 26%

  1. 16:15 MSP → 17:45 MDW
    WN 2971 · Southwest · 1h 30m · 38% on time, 2.4% cancelled
  2. 1h 07m layover in Chicago (MDW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:52 MDW → 21:02 CMH
    WN 4043 · Southwest · 1h 15m · 60% on time, 4.0% cancelled

Total trip 3h 52m, scheduled departure to arrival (Columbus is 1 h ahead of Minneapolis). Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection46%The first flight arrived more than 22 minutes late on 54% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 07m layover.
Arrives on time26%First flight not cancelled (2.4% are) × connection made (46%) × second flight not cancelled (4.0% are) and within 15 minutes (60%).
Total trip3h 52mMSP 16:15 to CMH 21:02, 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.