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

Des Moines → Charlotte via Philadelphia: arrives on time 67%

  1. 06:11 DSM → 09:49 PHL
    AA 5392 · American, flown by PSA · 2h 38m · 83% on time, 8.0% cancelled
  2. 2h 18m layover in Philadelphia (PHL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:07 PHL → 14:00 CLT
    AA 1311 · American · 1h 53m · 77% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 6h 49m, scheduled departure to arrival (Charlotte is 1 h ahead of Des Moines). Times are local. Both flew on 25 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 93 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 18m layover.
Arrives on time67%First flight not cancelled (8.0% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (77%).
Total trip6h 49mDSM 06:11 to CLT 14:00, 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.