Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Des Moines → Denver via Chicago: arrives on time 83%
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06:00 DSM → 07:40 ORDUA 1856 · United · 1h 40m · 93% on time, 1.4% cancelled
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1h 00m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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08:40 ORD → 10:31 DENUA 526 · United · 2h 51m · 90% on time, 0.0% cancelled
Total trip 5h 31m, scheduled departure to arrival (Denver is 1 h behind Des Moines). Times are local. Both flew on 31 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection93%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 7% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time83%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (93%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (90%).
Total trip5h 31mDSM 06:00 to DEN 10:31, 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.