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Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Des Moines → Chicago via Detroit: arrives on time 69%

  1. 10:25 DSM → 13:13 DTW
    DL 5048 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 1h 49m · 73% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 2h 43m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 15:56 DTW → 16:26 ORD
    DL 2358 · Delta · 1h 31m · 76% on time, 5.7% cancelled

Total trip 6h 02m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 118 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 43m layover.
Arrives on time69%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (5.7% are) and within 15 minutes (76%).
Total trip6h 02mDSM 10:25 to ORD 16:26, layover included

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.