Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Des Moines → Houston via Chicago: arrives on time 68%
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11:23 DSM → 13:03 ORDUA 1410 · United · 1h 40m · 68% on time, 1.1% cancelled
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3h 02m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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16:05 ORD → 19:10 IAHUA 714 · United · 3h 05m · 74% on time, 0.0% cancelled
Total trip 7h 47m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection93%The first flight arrived more than 137 minutes late on 7% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 02m layover.
Arrives on time68%First flight not cancelled (1.1% are) × connection made (93%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (74%).
Total trip7h 47mDSM 11:23 to IAH 19:10, 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.