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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 61%

  1. 14:45 DSM → 15:58 MSP
    DL 5490 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 1h 13m · 76% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 10m layover in Minneapolis (MSP) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 19:08 MSP → 20:38 MDW
    WN 4115 · Southwest · 1h 30m · 68% on time, 6.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 53m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 100 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 10m layover.
Arrives on time61%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (6.0% are) and within 15 minutes (68%).
Total trip5h 53mDSM 14:45 to MDW 20:38, 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.