Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

The nonstop is quickest: Southwest FLL → CMH (2h 40m), on time 57% of the time. Delta via Detroit (5h 27m) is more reliable, 87%, but takes 2h 47m longer.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Southwest	FLL	CMH	2h 40m	58%	1.3%	373	Flying now
Spirit	FLL	CMH	2h 38m	72%	4.3%	371	Not flying now
Frontier	FLL	CMH	2h 48m	39%few flights	10.0%	20	Not flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Columbus on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest Details →	FLL 06:25 → BWI 08:55WN 396	1h 50m Baltimore	BWI 10:45 → CMH 12:10WN 4524	5h 45m	98%	91%
Southwest Details →	FLL 05:40 → STL 07:20WN 1874	2h 45m St Louis	STL 10:05 → CMH 12:28WN 3902	6h 45m	98%	90%
United Details →	FLL 07:00 → IAH 08:45UA 2314	3h 30m Houston	IAH 12:15 → CMH 16:05UA 4072 · flown by Mesa	9h 05m	100%	88%
Delta Details →	FLL 06:00 → DTW 08:59DL 2631	1h 16m Detroit	DTW 10:15 → CMH 11:27DL 5810 · flown by Republic	5h 27m	95%	87%
JetBlue + Americantwo ticketsDetails →	FLL 06:30 → BOS 09:42B6 690	2h 58m Boston	BOS 12:40 → CMH 14:56AA 3470 · flown by Envoy	8h 26m	98%	87%
Delta Details →	FLL 06:30 → ATL 08:26DL 1215	1h 44m Atlanta	ATL 10:10 → CMH 11:48DL 1522	5h 18m	98%	86%
Delta Details →	FLL 09:57 → ATL 11:45DL 1334	2h 40m Atlanta	ATL 14:25 → CMH 15:59DL 2200	6h 03m	99%	85%
United Details →	FLL 07:55 → EWR 10:59UA 2330	3h 16m Newark	EWR 14:15 → CMH 16:10UA 3492 · flown by Republic	8h 15m	100%	85%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	FLL 16:12 → CLT 18:26AA 1875	57m Charlotte	CLT 19:23 → CMH 20:56AA 1540	4h 44m	66%	41%
Delta Details →	FLL 16:46 → ATL 18:54DL 1413	1h 00m Atlanta	ATL 19:54 → CMH 21:31DL 1545	4h 45m	61%	39%
American Details →	FLL 17:28 → ORD 19:59AA 2440	55m Chicago	ORD 20:54 → CMH 23:32AA 4445 · flown by Republic	6h 04m	29%	20%

Same layover, different day-part

How often the first flight arrives too late to connect (45 min minimum), for one-ticket layovers of 45–80 minutes.

Morning

ORD · 1h 10m · leaves 07:02 3%

DTW · 1h 16m · leaves 06:00 5%

DFW · 55m · leaves 07:00 10%

Afternoon and evening

CLT · 57m · leaves 16:12 34%

ATL · 1h 00m · leaves 16:46 39%

ORD · 55m · leaves 17:28 71%

Delays build through the day, so an afternoon first leg eats the layover. A short connection is fine early in the morning and a gamble later on.

Mixing airlines

One ticketMiss it and the airline rebooks you; bags go through. 45 min is enough.

Separate ticketsMiss it and you buy a new ticket. Re-check bags, clear security again: we require 90 min.

The table above includes two-ticket connections (marked “two tickets”), held to the 90-minute minimum. One ticket only →

Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.

How these are worked out. Makes the connection: share of the last year’s flights where the first flight arrived with at least 45 minutes to spare (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled and arriving within 15 minutes. Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.

About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON