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

New York → Des Moines via Chicago: arrives on time 80%

  1. 08:05 LGA → 09:44 ORD
    UA 623 · United · 2h 39m · 81% on time, 3.6% cancelled
  2. 3h 15m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:59 ORD → 14:27 DSM
    UA 1781 · United · 1h 28m · 87% on time, 3.1% cancelled

Total trip 7h 22m, scheduled departure to arrival (Des Moines is 1 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 32 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 150 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 15m layover.
Arrives on time80%First flight not cancelled (3.6% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (3.1% are) and within 15 minutes (87%).
Total trip7h 22mLGA 08:05 to DSM 14:27, 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.