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

Des Moines → Denver via Charlotte: arrives on time 36%

  1. 13:41 DSM → 17:11 CLT
    AA 1763 · American · 2h 30m · 64% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 21m layover in Charlotte (CLT) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:32 CLT → 20:17 DEN
    AA 1736 · American · 3h 45m · 49% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 7h 36m, scheduled departure to arrival (Denver is 1 h behind Des Moines). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection75%The first flight arrived more than 36 minutes late on 25% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 21m layover.
Arrives on time36%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (75%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (49%).
Total trip7h 36mDSM 13:41 to DEN 20:17, 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.