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

Columbus → Los Angeles via Chicago: arrives on time 79%

  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 → 09:33 LAX
    UA 2361 · United · 4h 33m · 90% on time, 1.1% cancelled

Total trip 7h 03m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 3 h behind Columbus). Times are local. Both flew on 51 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 time79%First flight not cancelled (1.2% are) × connection made (90%) × second flight not cancelled (1.1% are) and within 15 minutes (90%).
Total trip7h 03mCMH 05:30 to LAX 09:33, 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.