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

Des Moines → Detroit via Chicago: arrives on time 72%

  1. 06:00 DSM → 07:40 ORD
    UA 1856 · United · 1h 40m · 93% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 3h 10m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:50 ORD → 13:27 DTW
    UA 5756 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 37m · 77% on time, 1.1% cancelled

Total trip 6h 27m, scheduled departure to arrival (Detroit is 1 h ahead of Des Moines). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 145 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 10m layover.
Arrives on time72%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (1.1% are) and within 15 minutes (77%).
Total trip6h 27mDSM 06:00 to DTW 13:27, 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.