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

Minneapolis → Des Moines via Chicago: arrives on time 86%

  1. 06:00 MSP → 07:44 ORD
    UA 307 · United · 1h 44m · 92% on time, 2.6% cancelled
  2. 3h 46m 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 05m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 50 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 136 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 46m layover.
Arrives on time86%First flight not cancelled (2.6% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (89%).
Total trip7h 05mMSP 06:00 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.