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

Des Moines → Washington via Chicago: arrives on time 86%

  1. 05:10 DSM → 06:30 MDW
    WN 1772 · Southwest · 1h 20m · 93% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 45m layover in Chicago (MDW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 08:15 MDW → 11:10 DCA
    WN 2569 · Southwest · 1h 55m · 91% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 00m, scheduled departure to arrival (Washington is 1 h ahead of Des Moines). Times are local. Both flew on 23 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection95%The first flight arrived more than 60 minutes late on 5% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 45m layover.
Arrives on time86%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (95%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (91%).
Total trip5h 00mDSM 05:10 to DCA 11:10, 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.