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

Detroit → Des Moines via Chicago: arrives on time 43%

  1. 20:25 DTW → 20:35 MDW
    WN 1782 · Southwest · 1h 10m · 39% on time, 1.8% cancelled
  2. 1h 30m layover in Chicago (MDW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:05 MDW → 23:35 DSM
    WN 4279 · Southwest · 1h 30m · 50% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 4h 10m, scheduled departure to arrival (Des Moines is 1 h behind Detroit). Times are local. Both flew on 12 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection88%The first flight arrived more than 45 minutes late on 12% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 30m layover.
Arrives on time43%First flight not cancelled (1.8% are) × connection made (88%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (50%).
Total trip4h 10mDTW 20:25 to DSM 23:35, 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.