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

Columbus → Philadelphia via Boston: arrives on time 31%

  1. 17:40 CMH → 19:50 BOS
    DL 5653 · Delta, flown by Republic · 2h 13m · 68% on time, 4.1% cancelled
  2. 50m layover in Boston (BOS) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:40 BOS → 22:22 PHL
    DL 5610 · Delta, flown by Republic · 1h 42m · 57% on time, 8.3% cancelled

Total trip 4h 42m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection62%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 38% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time31%First flight not cancelled (4.1% are) × connection made (62%) × second flight not cancelled (8.3% are) and within 15 minutes (57%).
Total trip4h 42mCMH 17:40 to PHL 22:22, 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.