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

Columbus → Austin via Chicago: arrives on time 80%

  1. 05:30 CMH → 06:09 ORD
    UA 3524 · United, flown by Republic · 1h 39m · 94% on time, 1.2% cancelled
  2. 51m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 07:00 ORD → 09:56 AUS
    UA 1336 · United · 2h 56m · 91% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 26m, scheduled departure to arrival (Austin is 1 h behind Columbus). Times are local. Both flew on 43 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection90%The first flight arrived more than 6 minutes late on 10% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 51m layover.
Arrives on time80%First flight not cancelled (1.2% are) × connection made (90%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (91%).
Total trip5h 26mCMH 05:30 to AUS 09:56, 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.