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

Des Moines → Houston via Chicago: arrives on time 52%

  1. 18:50 DSM → 20:30 ORD
    UA 6050 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 40m · 47% on time, 5.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 10m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:40 ORD → 00:34 IAH +1 day
    UA 2665 · United · 2h 54m · 76% on time, 2.3% cancelled

Total trip 5h 44m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 43 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection74%The first flight arrived more than 25 minutes late on 26% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 10m layover.
Arrives on time52%First flight not cancelled (5.0% are) × connection made (74%) × second flight not cancelled (2.3% are) and within 15 minutes (76%).
Total trip5h 44mDSM 18:50 to IAH 00:34, 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.