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

Des Moines → Philadelphia via Charlotte: arrives on time 46%

  1. 13:41 DSM → 17:11 CLT
    AA 1763 · American · 2h 30m · 64% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 01m layover in Charlotte (CLT) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:12 CLT → 20:12 PHL
    AA 2879 · American · 2h 00m · 73% on time, 3.8% cancelled

Total trip 5h 31m, scheduled departure to arrival (Philadelphia is 1 h ahead of Des Moines). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection65%The first flight arrived more than 16 minutes late on 35% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 01m layover.
Arrives on time46%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (65%) × second flight not cancelled (3.8% are) and within 15 minutes (73%).
Total trip5h 31mDSM 13:41 to PHL 20:12, 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.