Flights Miami → Columbus
MIA → CMH
How long is the flight from Miami to Columbus?
The flight from Miami (MIA) to Columbus (CMH) takes about 2h 25m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route from Miami to Columbus operates with an Embraer RJ145 aircraft and has a high on-time performance rate of 81%, with an average delay of just 9 minutes. The destination airport, which opened in 1929, serves over seven million passengers annually.
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 Miami (MIA) → Columbus (CMH) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 733 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.27%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Columbus the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Miami the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Columbus: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Miami (MIA) to Columbus (CMH) heads north for about 1,598 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 25m.
Departures from Miami on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 60% of MIA-CMH flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Miami the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Columbus it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 733 tracked MIA-CMH flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 0.3% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about MIA-CMH
The flight from Miami (MIA) to Columbus (CMH) takes about 2h 25m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Miami (MIA) -> Columbus (CMH) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 733 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Miami-Columbus is 0.27% across 733 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Columbus, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
