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

Des Moines → Houston via Chicago: arrives on time 75%

  1. 09:02 DSM → 10:44 ORD
    AA 4969 · American, flown by SkyWest · 1h 42m · 90% on time, 2.8% cancelled
  2. 2h 45m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 13:29 ORD → 16:27 IAH
    AA 4426 · American, flown by Republic · 2h 56m · 83% on time, 3.2% cancelled

Total trip 7h 23m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 120 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 45m layover.
Arrives on time75%First flight not cancelled (2.8% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (3.2% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip7h 23mDSM 09:02 to IAH 16:27, 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.