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

New York → Des Moines via Chicago: arrives on time 79%

  1. 07:21 LGA → 09:00 ORD
    UA 2822 · United · 2h 39m · 83% on time, 6.5% cancelled
  2. 3h 59m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:59 ORD → 14:27 DSM
    UA 1781 · United · 1h 28m · 87% on time, 3.1% cancelled

Total trip 8h 06m, scheduled departure to arrival (Des Moines is 1 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 27 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 194 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 59m layover.
Arrives on time79%First flight not cancelled (6.5% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (3.1% are) and within 15 minutes (87%).
Total trip8h 06mLGA 07:21 to DSM 14:27, 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.