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

Des Moines → Minneapolis via Chicago: arrives on time 83%

  1. 06:00 DSM → 07:40 ORD
    UA 1856 · United · 1h 40m · 93% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 1h 10m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 08:50 ORD → 10:36 MSP
    UA 2805 · United · 1h 46m · 89% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 4h 36m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 25 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 10m layover.
Arrives on time83%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (89%).
Total trip4h 36mDSM 06:00 to MSP 10:36, 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.