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

Des Moines → Philadelphia via Chicago: arrives on time 75%

  1. 08:04 DSM → 09:36 ORD
    UA 2668 · United · 1h 32m · 85% on time, 1.9% cancelled
  2. 1h 57m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 11:33 ORD → 14:47 PHL
    UA 2182 · United · 2h 14m · 79% on time, 0.6% cancelled

Total trip 5h 43m, scheduled departure to arrival (Philadelphia is 1 h ahead of Des Moines). Times are local. Both flew on 0 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 72 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 57m layover.
Arrives on time75%First flight not cancelled (1.9% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (0.6% are) and within 15 minutes (79%).
Total trip5h 43mDSM 08:04 to PHL 14:47, 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.