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

Phoenix → Des Moines via Denver: arrives on time 82%

  1. 09:08 PHX → 12:00 DEN
    UA 597 · United · 1h 52m · 86% on time, 0.8% cancelled
  2. 1h 30m layover in Denver (DEN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 13:30 DEN → 16:15 DSM
    UA 1311 · United · 1h 45m · 89% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 07m, scheduled departure to arrival (Des Moines is 2 h ahead of Phoenix). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection93%The first flight arrived more than 45 minutes late on 7% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 30m layover.
Arrives on time82%First flight not cancelled (0.8% are) × connection made (93%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (89%).
Total trip5h 07mPHX 09:08 to DSM 16:15, 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.