Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

New York → Des Moines via Chicago: arrives on time 86%

  1. 06:10 LGA → 07:49 ORD
    UA 2389 · United · 2h 39m · 89% on time, 3.2% cancelled
  2. 3h 41m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 11:30 ORD → 13:05 DSM
    AA 4676 · American, flown by Republic · 1h 35m · 89% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 55m, scheduled departure to arrival (Des Moines is 1 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 131 minutes late on <1% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 41m layover.
Arrives on time86%First flight not cancelled (3.2% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (89%).
Total trip7h 55mLGA 06:10 to DSM 13:05, 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.