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

Des Moines → Atlanta via Chicago: arrives on time 61%

  1. 15:24 DSM → 17:00 ORD
    UA 312 · United · 1h 35m · 73% on time, 2.4% cancelled
  2. 3h 09m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:09 ORD → 23:30 ATL
    UA 2770 · United · 2h 21m · 69% on time, 2.8% cancelled

Total trip 7h 06m, scheduled departure to arrival (Atlanta 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 connection94%The first flight arrived more than 144 minutes late on 6% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 09m layover.
Arrives on time61%First flight not cancelled (2.4% are) × connection made (94%) × second flight not cancelled (2.8% are) and within 15 minutes (69%).
Total trip7h 06mDSM 15:24 to ATL 23:30, 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.