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

Columbus → Los Angeles via Houston: arrives on time 46%

  1. 17:01 CMH → 19:04 IAH
    UA 4074 · United, flown by Mesa · 3h 03m · 76% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 46m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:50 IAH → 21:26 LAX
    UA 483 · United · 3h 36m · 73% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 25m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 3 h behind Columbus). Times are local. Both flew on 34 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection64%The first flight arrived more than 1 minutes late on 36% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 46m layover.
Arrives on time46%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (64%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (73%).
Total trip7h 25mCMH 17:01 to LAX 21:26, 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.