Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Los Angeles → Des Moines via Chicago: arrives on time 50%
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12:50 LAX → 19:05 ORDUA 457 · United · 4h 15m · 69% on time, 1.6% cancelled
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2h 20m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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21:25 ORD → 22:56 DSMUA 1839 · United · 1h 31m · 60% on time, 2.9% cancelled
Total trip 8h 06m, scheduled departure to arrival (Des Moines is 2 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 37 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection88%The first flight arrived more than 95 minutes late on 12% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 20m layover.
Arrives on time50%First flight not cancelled (1.6% are) × connection made (88%) × second flight not cancelled (2.9% are) and within 15 minutes (60%).
Total trip8h 06mLAX 12:50 to DSM 22:56, 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.