Historical on-time performance
Houston to Columbus
1,001 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on HOU–CMH arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate71%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 246 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.0%Flights246
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline40%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft36%
- Security2%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline56%
- Weather33%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 9 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 HOU → CMH
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 79% on time.
- Middays79% on time · p90 20 min · 229 flights
- Evenings71% on time · p90 65 min · 306 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 45 min · 478 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 63% to 75% on time.
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 40 min · 156 flights · limited
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 156 flights · limited
- Mondays74% on time · p90 50 min · 156 flights · limited
- Fridays73% on time · p90 40 min · 158 flights · limited
- Saturdays72% on time · p90 45 min · 116 flights · limited
- Thursdays69% on time · p90 40 min · 155 flights · limited
- Sundays63% on time · p90 70 min · 172 flights · limited
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