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

Des Moines → Houston via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 30%

  1. 19:22 DSM → 21:22 DFW
    AA 2229 · American · 1h 59m · 53% on time, 2.9% cancelled
  2. 1h 25m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:47 DFW → 23:58 IAH
    AA 1914 · American · 1h 11m · 45% on time, 3.3% cancelled

Total trip 4h 36m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 0 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection71%The first flight arrived more than 40 minutes late on 29% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 25m layover.
Arrives on time30%First flight not cancelled (2.9% are) × connection made (71%) × second flight not cancelled (3.3% are) and within 15 minutes (45%).
Total trip4h 36mDSM 19:22 to IAH 23:58, 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.