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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 RSW → CMH (2h 28m), on time 3 times in 4. Delta via Atlanta (5h 03m) is more reliable, 85%, but takes 2h 35m longer.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)

Nonstop details →
Southwest RSW CMH 2h 28m 75% 1.4% 651 Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

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.

SouthwestDetails → RSW 06:30 → BWI 08:50WN 3463 1h 55m Baltimore BWI 10:45 → CMH 12:10WN 4524 5h 40m 100% 93%
SouthwestDetails → RSW 06:00 → STL 07:30WN 3471 2h 35m St Louis STL 10:05 → CMH 12:28WN 3902 6h 25m 100% 92%
UnitedDetails → RSW 07:00 → IAH 08:33UA 2773 3h 42m Houston IAH 12:15 → CMH 16:05UA 4072 · flown by Mesa 9h 05m 100% 89%
SouthwestDetails → RSW 06:15 → MCO 07:15WN 4872 2h 45m Orlando MCO 10:00 → CMH 12:15WN 1187 6h 00m 100% 86%
DeltaDetails → RSW 06:45 → ATL 08:33DL 1361 1h 37m Atlanta ATL 10:10 → CMH 11:48DL 1522 5h 03m 97% 85%
UnitedDetails → RSW 07:00 → ORD 09:23UA 1554 3h 25m Chicago ORD 12:48 → CMH 15:28UA 3554 · flown by Republic 8h 28m 100% 84%
UnitedDetails → RSW 06:02 → EWR 08:59UA 2455 1h 39m Newark EWR 10:38 → CMH 12:33UA 3638 · flown by Republic 6h 31m 100% 83%
DeltaDetails → RSW 10:48 → ATL 12:27DL 1089 1h 58m Atlanta ATL 14:25 → CMH 15:59DL 2200 5h 12m 96% 82%
Tight connection: often missed
AmericanDetails → RSW 12:06 → PHL 14:54AA 2445 51m Philadelphia PHL 15:45 → CMH 17:31AA 2397 5h 25m 66% 43%
AmericanDetails → RSW 15:59 → CLT 18:05AA 2444 1h 18m Charlotte CLT 19:23 → CMH 20:56AA 1540 4h 57m 68% 42%
SouthwestDetails → RSW 18:55 → BWI 21:30WN 4294 55m Baltimore BWI 22:25 → CMH 23:50WN 4157 4h 55m 48% 27%

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.

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.
American AA 2433 RSW 11:35 → ORD
United UA 3570 ORD 16:34 → CMH
Connection details →
2h 42m 7h 38m 97% 81%
United UA 1554 RSW 07:00 → ORD
American AA 4950 ORD 12:41 → CMH
Connection details →
3h 18m 8h 15m 100% 72%
Delta DL 379 RSW 11:11 → LGA
American AA 4462 LGA 17:29 → CMH
Connection details →
3h 29m 8h 25m 97% 65%

Rank all connections, any airlines →

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