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

Columbus → Los Angeles via Newark: arrives on time 47%

  1. 13:14 CMH → 15:07 EWR
    UA 3596 · United, flown by Republic · 1h 53m · 77% on time, 4.7% cancelled
  2. 53m layover in Newark (EWR) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:00 EWR → 18:42 LAX
    UA 2238 · United · 5h 42m · 70% on time, 3.0% cancelled

Total trip 8h 28m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 3 h behind Columbus). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection73%The first flight arrived more than 8 minutes late on 27% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 53m layover.
Arrives on time47%First flight not cancelled (4.7% are) × connection made (73%) × second flight not cancelled (3.0% are) and within 15 minutes (70%).
Total trip8h 28mCMH 13:14 to LAX 18:42, 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.