Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Detroit → Des Moines via Chicago: arrives on time 38%
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17:50 DTW → 18:33 ORDUA 4673 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 36m · 49% on time, 2.3% cancelled
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1h 12m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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19:45 ORD → 21:22 DSMUA 1325 · United · 1h 37m · 64% on time, 6.7% cancelled
Total trip 4h 32m, scheduled departure to arrival (Des Moines is 1 h behind Detroit). Times are local. Both flew on 0 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.
Makes the connection64%The first flight arrived more than 27 minutes late on 36% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 12m layover.
Arrives on time38%First flight not cancelled (2.3% are) × connection made (64%) × second flight not cancelled (6.7% are) and within 15 minutes (64%).
Total trip4h 32mDTW 17:50 to DSM 21:22, 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.