Flights Columbus → Miami
CMH → MIA
Route overview
The flight route from Columbus to Miami operates with an Embraer RJ145 aircraft and has a high on-time performance rate of 87%, with an average delay of just 7.6 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen 334 total flights departing from Columbus, which is home to one of the oldest airports in the United States, opened in 1929, while Miami receives over 50 million passengers annually at its bustling airport.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Columbus (CMH) → Miami (MIA) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 392 flights monitored in recent months, 88% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.51%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Miami the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Columbus the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Miami: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Columbus (CMH) to Miami (MIA) heads south for about 1,598 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 25m.
Departures from Columbus on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 57% of CMH-MIA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Columbus the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Miami it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 392 tracked CMH-MIA flights, 88% left on time with an average delay of 7 min and a 0.5% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about CMH-MIA
On the Columbus (CMH) -> Miami (MIA) route, on-time performance is 88% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 392 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Columbus-Miami is 0.51% across 392 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
