Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Des Moines → Minneapolis via Denver: arrives on time 38%
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13:30 DSM → 14:25 DENWN 1770 · Southwest · 1h 55m · 73% on time, 0.0% cancelled
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1h 00m layover in Denver (DEN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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15:25 DEN → 18:20 MSPWN 1639 · Southwest · 1h 55m · 52% on time, 0.0% cancelled
Total trip 4h 50m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection73%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 27% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time38%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (73%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (52%).
Total trip4h 50mDSM 13:30 to MSP 18:20, 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.