Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Detroit → Des Moines via Chicago: arrives on time 82%
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10:33 DTW → 11:04 ORDAA 4103 · American, flown by Envoy · 1h 35m · 94% on time, 0.0% cancelled
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1h 55m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
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12:59 ORD → 14:27 DSMUA 1781 · United · 1h 28m · 87% on time, 3.1% cancelled
Total trip 4h 54m, scheduled departure to arrival (Des Moines is 1 h behind Detroit). Times are local. Both flew on 32 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 25 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 1h 55m layover.
Arrives on time82%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (3.1% are) and within 15 minutes (87%).
Total trip4h 54mDTW 10:33 to DSM 14:27, layover included
Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.