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

Des Moines → Charlotte via Chicago: arrives on time 68%

  1. 09:02 DSM → 10:44 ORD
    AA 4969 · American, flown by SkyWest · 1h 42m · 90% on time, 2.8% cancelled
  2. 1h 16m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:00 ORD → 15:08 CLT
    AA 2681 · American · 2h 08m · 76% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 5h 06m, scheduled departure to arrival (Charlotte is 1 h ahead of Des Moines). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection93%The first flight arrived more than 31 minutes late on 7% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 16m layover.
Arrives on time68%First flight not cancelled (2.8% are) × connection made (93%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (76%).
Total trip5h 06mDSM 09:02 to CLT 15:08, 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.