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

Des Moines → Washington via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 34%

  1. 15:49 DSM → 17:50 DFW
    AA 1664 · American · 2h 01m · 56% on time, 3.4% cancelled
  2. 1h 03m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:53 DFW → 22:59 DCA
    AA 2752 · American · 3h 07m · 62% on time, 3.6% cancelled

Total trip 6h 11m, scheduled departure to arrival (Washington is 1 h ahead of Des Moines). Times are local. Both flew on 0 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection59%The first flight arrived more than 18 minutes late on 41% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 03m layover.
Arrives on time34%First flight not cancelled (3.4% are) × connection made (59%) × second flight not cancelled (3.6% are) and within 15 minutes (62%).
Total trip6h 11mDSM 15:49 to DCA 22:59, layover included

Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.

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