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

Des Moines → Detroit via Denver: arrives on time 86%

  1. 06:10 DSM → 07:00 DEN
    WN 1769 · Southwest · 1h 50m · 84% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 2h 35m layover in Denver (DEN) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 09:35 DEN → 14:27 DTW
    UA 1915 · United · 2h 52m · 96% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 17m, scheduled departure to arrival (Detroit 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 65 minutes late on 10% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 2h 35m layover.
Arrives on time86%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (90%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (96%).
Total trip7h 17mDSM 06:10 to DTW 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.