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

Des Moines → Philadelphia via Chicago: arrives on time 90%

  1. 05:10 DSM → 06:30 MDW
    WN 1772 · Southwest · 1h 20m · 93% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 10m layover in Chicago (MDW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 07:40 MDW → 10:42 PHL
    WN 4122 · Southwest · 2h 02m · 94% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 4h 32m, scheduled departure to arrival (Philadelphia is 1 h ahead of Des Moines). Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection95%The first flight arrived more than 25 minutes late on 5% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 10m layover.
Arrives on time90%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (95%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (94%).
Total trip4h 32mDSM 05:10 to PHL 10:42, 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.