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

Des Moines → Chicago via Denver: arrives on time 84%

  1. 06:10 DSM → 07:00 DEN
    WN 1769 · Southwest · 1h 50m · 84% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 00m layover in Denver (DEN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:00 DEN → 13:25 MDW
    WN 755 · Southwest · 2h 25m · 89% on time, 1.8% cancelled

Total trip 7h 15m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 135 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 00m layover.
Arrives on time84%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (1.8% are) and within 15 minutes (89%).
Total trip7h 15mDSM 06:10 to MDW 13:25, 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.