Historical on-time performance
Boston to Columbus
640 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BOS–CMH arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.3%of scheduled flights
based on 1,915 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time78%Medianon timep9050 minCancel2.3%Flights1,915
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline27%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft54%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline16%
- Weather49%
- Air traffic (NAS)36%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 45 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 BOS → 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 — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 5 min · 1,947 flights
- Middays86% on time · p90 25 min · 800 flights
- Afternoons81% on time · p90 40 min · 1,138 flights
- Evenings72% on time · p90 65 min · 1,553 flights
- Overnights65% on time · p90 70 min · 124 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 80% to 86% on time.
- Saturdays86% on time · p90 25 min · 513 flights
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 844 flights
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 834 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 847 flights
- Sundays80% on time · p90 40 min · 808 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 40 min · 857 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 55 min · 859 flights
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