Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Des Moines → Minneapolis via Chicago: arrives on time 25%
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18:50 DSM → 20:30 ORDUA 6050 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 40m · 47% on time, 5.0% cancelled
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58m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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21:28 ORD → 23:10 MSPUA 1131 · United · 1h 42m · 59% on time, 2.9% cancelled
Total trip 4h 20m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 34 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection45%The first flight arrived more than 13 minutes late on 55% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 58m layover.
Arrives on time25%First flight not cancelled (5.0% are) × connection made (45%) × second flight not cancelled (2.9% are) and within 15 minutes (59%).
Total trip4h 20mDSM 18:50 to MSP 23:10, 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.