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

Columbus → Houston via Chicago: arrives on time 46%

  1. 11:55 CMH → 12:10 MDW
    WN 4386 · Southwest · 1h 15m · 88% on time, 3.8% cancelled
  2. 2h 50m layover in Chicago (MDW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 15:00 MDW → 17:35 HOU
    WN 1124 · Southwest · 2h 35m · 55% on time, 8.3% cancelled

Total trip 6h 40m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 1 h behind Columbus). Times are local. Both flew on 12 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 125 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 50m layover.
Arrives on time46%First flight not cancelled (3.8% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (8.3% are) and within 15 minutes (55%).
Total trip6h 40mCMH 11:55 to HOU 17:35, 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.