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

Philadelphia → Des Moines via Chicago: arrives on time 44%

  1. 17:20 PHL → 18:30 MDW
    WN 2756 · Southwest · 2h 10m · 48% on time, 3.8% cancelled
  2. 3h 35m 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 7h 15m, scheduled departure to arrival (Des Moines is 1 h behind Philadelphia). Times are local. Both flew on 12 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection91%The first flight arrived more than 170 minutes late on 9% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 35m layover.
Arrives on time44%First flight not cancelled (3.8% are) × connection made (91%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (50%).
Total trip7h 15mPHL 17:20 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.