Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
New York → Des Moines via Chicago: arrives on time 36%
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18:15 LGA → 19:57 ORDUA 598 · United · 2h 42m · 41% on time, 7.8% cancelled
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1h 28m 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 5h 41m, scheduled departure to arrival (Des Moines is 1 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 0 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.
Makes the connection67%The first flight arrived more than 43 minutes late on 33% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 28m layover.
Arrives on time36%First flight not cancelled (7.8% are) × connection made (67%) × second flight not cancelled (2.9% are) and within 15 minutes (60%).
Total trip5h 41mLGA 18:15 to DSM 22:56, layover included
Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.
Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.