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

Des Moines → Philadelphia via Chicago: arrives on time 50%

  1. 18:50 DSM → 20:30 ORD
    UA 6050 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 40m · 47% on time, 5.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 15m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:45 ORD → 00:57 PHL +1 day
    UA 1744 · United · 2h 12m · 74% on time, 5.9% cancelled

Total trip 5h 07m, scheduled departure to arrival (Philadelphia is 1 h ahead of Des Moines). Times are local. Both flew on 36 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection75%The first flight arrived more than 30 minutes late on 25% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 15m layover.
Arrives on time50%First flight not cancelled (5.0% are) × connection made (75%) × second flight not cancelled (5.9% are) and within 15 minutes (74%).
Total trip5h 07mDSM 18:50 to PHL 00:57, 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.