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Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Des Moines → Chicago via Minneapolis: arrives on time 72%

  1. 06:50 DSM → 08:12 MSP
    DL 5402 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 1h 22m · 85% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 2h 13m layover in Minneapolis (MSP) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 10:25 MSP → 11:55 MDW
    WN 4345 · Southwest · 1h 30m · 81% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 05m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection90%The first flight arrived more than 43 minutes late on 10% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 2h 13m layover.
Arrives on time72%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (90%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (81%).
Total trip5h 05mDSM 06:50 to MDW 11:55, 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.