Historical on-time performance
Austin to Columbus
1,073 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on AUS–CMH arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 250 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.0%Flights250
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- Late aircraft52%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline63%
- Weather38%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 8 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly AUS → CMH
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 10 min · 214 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 25 min · 361 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 40 min · 423 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 86% on time.
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 156 flights · limited
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 156 flights · limited
- Mondays75% on time · p90 45 min · 156 flights · limited
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 25 min · 155 flights · limited
- Fridays74% on time · p90 35 min · 164 flights · limited
- Sundays71% on time · p90 50 min · 170 flights · limited
- Saturdays71% on time · p90 30 min · 119 flights · limited
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