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AUS Austin / CMH Columbus

AUS → CMH on time

Austin-Bergstrom (Austin, TX) to John Glenn Columbus (Columbus, OH). Every scheduled flight, September 2025 to August 2026.

On time
80%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
0.9%
458 flights
Typical arrival
−1 min
median vs schedule
When late
+55 min
average delay
Flights / day
1
2 airlines

80% of flights from Austin to Columbus arrived on time over the past 12 months. That is about the typical U.S. route. 5% of flights arrived more than an hour late or not at all.

How late?

The on-time rate treats a flight 20 minutes late the same as one 5 hours late. Here's the split for AUS → CMH: when a flight was late, it was under 45 minutes late 64% of the time. About 1 in 23 flights landed an hour or more late, and 1 in 115 three hours or more; 0.9% were cancelled outright.

Share of all 458 scheduled flights, past 12 months, by arrival time against schedule.

By airline

AirlineFlightsOn timeCancelledTypical arrival1h+ lateAvg when lateOperated by
Southwest Airlines37679%0.5%−1 min4.3%+50 minSouthwest Airlines
Delta Air Lines82—————SkyWest

Airline = the name on the ticket. Regional flights (e.g. "Delta Connection") count under the ticketing airline, and the operator is listed.

Best time of day to fly

On-time rate by scheduled departure hour (local time at AUS). Delays build through the day as late planes knock on, so early flights usually do best.

40%70%100%8 a.m. departures: too few flights (41 flights)8a9 a.m. departures: 90% on time (189 flights)909a10 a.m. departures: too few flights (44 flights)10a11 a.m. departures: too few flights (16 flights)11anoon departures: too few flights (24 flights)12p1 p.m. departures: too few flights (56 flights)1p2 p.m. departures: too few flights (12 flights)2p3 p.m. departures: too few flights (6 flights)3p4 p.m. departures: too few flights (26 flights)4p
AUS → CMH, share of flights arriving on time, by departure hour. Hours with under 100 flights are greyed out.
82%+ on time76–82%68–76%under 68%too few flights

By airline and hour

DepartsSouthwest Airlines
9 a.m.93%

By month

Each calendar month pooled over 2023–2026. Best: August (73%). Worst: June (71%).

40%70%100%Jan: too few flights (83 flights)JanFeb: too few flights (78 flights)FebMar: too few flights (92 flights)MarApr: too few flights (90 flights)AprMay: too few flights (91 flights)MayJun: 71% on time (115 flights)71JunJul: 72% on time (124 flights)72JulAug: 73% on time (150 flights)73AugSep: too few flights (89 flights)SepOct: too few flights (93 flights)OctNov: too few flights (86 flights)NovDec: too few flights (91 flights)Dec

By day of week

DayFlightsOn timeCancelled
Monday70——
Tuesday68——
Wednesday68——
Thursday68——
Friday68——
Saturday47——
Sunday69——

Why flights were late

Share of delay minutes on flights 15+ minutes late, as reported to BTS by the airlines.

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 46%Late inbound plane 32%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 21%

Cancellations: weather 3 · airline 1

Month by month

Not enough months with data to draw a trend.

Worst days in the past year

DateFlightsOn timeCancelled
Aug 10, 202630%1
Aug 12, 2026333%0
Aug 7, 2026333%0
Aug 27, 2026367%1
Aug 23, 2026367%0

Questions

How often are flights from AUS to CMH on time?

80% of 458 scheduled flights from Austin, TX to Columbus, OH arrived within 15 minutes of schedule between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.9% were cancelled.

What month has the most delays from AUS to CMH?

June (71% on time). The best month is August (73%), over 2023–2026.

Related

Domestic flights by the airlines that report to the U.S. DOT, plus their regional partners. "On time" means arriving less than 15 minutes after schedule; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Past performance is a guide, not a forecast. Method.