Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Des Moines → Charlotte via Denver: arrives on time 80%

  1. 06:10 DSM → 07:00 DEN
    WN 1769 · Southwest · 1h 50m · 84% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 2h 50m layover in Denver (DEN) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 09:50 DEN → 15:12 CLT
    UA 1633 · United · 3h 22m · 90% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 8h 02m, scheduled departure to arrival (Charlotte is 1 h ahead of Des Moines). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection90%The first flight arrived more than 80 minutes late on 10% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 2h 50m layover.
Arrives on time80%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (90%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (90%).
Total trip8h 02mDSM 06:10 to CLT 15:12, 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.