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

Detroit → Des Moines via Charlotte: arrives on time 32%

  1. 19:58 DTW → 21:55 CLT
    AA 1794 · American · 1h 57m · 72% on time, 4.4% cancelled
  2. 49m layover in Charlotte (CLT) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:44 CLT → 00:09 DSM +1 day
    AA 2241 · American · 2h 27m · 53% on time, 3.9% cancelled

Total trip 5h 13m, scheduled departure to arrival (Des Moines is 1 h behind Detroit). Times are local. Both flew on 52 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection65%The first flight arrived more than 4 minutes late on 35% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 49m layover.
Arrives on time32%First flight not cancelled (4.4% are) × connection made (65%) × second flight not cancelled (3.9% are) and within 15 minutes (53%).
Total trip5h 13mDTW 19:58 to DSM 00:09, 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.