Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Detroit → Des Moines via Chicago: arrives on time 46%
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19:22 DTW → 19:59 ORDUA 5483 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 37m · 50% on time, 13.5% cancelled
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1h 26m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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21:25 ORD → 22:56 DSMUA 1839 · United · 1h 31m · 60% on time, 2.9% cancelled
Total trip 4h 34m, scheduled departure to arrival (Des Moines is 1 h behind Detroit). Times are local. Both flew on 37 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection92%The first flight arrived more than 41 minutes late on 8% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 26m layover.
Arrives on time46%First flight not cancelled (13.5% are) × connection made (92%) × second flight not cancelled (2.9% are) and within 15 minutes (60%).
Total trip4h 34mDTW 19:22 to DSM 22:56, 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.